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Little

Little by little
The fish bowl evaporates
The candle flickers yet smaller
The gold fish skeleton
Stares at the burnt candle wick
No one notices
The old man
Died last week anyways

Copyright © Arthur Vaso | Year Posted 2017

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Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 3/13/2017 9:05:00 AM Hello Arthur,this poem is a little sad. I like this poem. Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 3/14/2017 10:42:00 AM Thank yo so much Darlene! :)

Sara Ella Date: 3/2/2017 9:23:00 PM Wow! Little is big on the meaning :) Love this one <3 Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 3/5/2017 5:41:00 PM Thank you so much Sara, so very kind of you!!

Eve Roper Date: 2/20/2017 1:22:00 PM Love the poem imagery is great... Hugs eve Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/25/2017 4:16:00 PM Thank you Eve, I hope you and hubby are getting along just fine! :) Arthur Vaso Date: 2/24/2017 9:51:00 PM Thank you Eve, I hope you and hubby are getting along just fine! :)

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/19/2017 7:21:00 PM oh wow, I LOVE this one, Arthur. A little poem huge on message! SEVEN Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/24/2017 9:50:00 PM Thank you Andrea!! Hugs!

Paul Callus Date: 2/19/2017 2:19:00 PM You never fail to deliver, Arthur, both here and on the link! Well done. // paul Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/24/2017 9:36:00 PM Thank yo so much Paul! much appreciated!

Kai Michael Neumann Date: 2/19/2017 1:39:00 AM This is beautiful. A candle, a bowl and an unnoticed death. If this is humanity, we need more poems like this. Many wishes, Kai Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/24/2017 9:35:00 PM Thank you so much Kai!

Lynn Marie Date: 2/18/2017 10:36:00 PM The feeling of sadness seems to deepen exponentially when children are involved. "Little" feels so lonely because it's short and to choose a gold fish which is small, is just terrific writing.:-) The twins piece is devastating and again, you have penned an emotional whopper :-) l will go read a limericks of Jan's now to avoid nightmares :-) blessings, lynn Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/24/2017 9:35:00 PM Thank you so much Lynn! Jan will bring rainbows after my dark writes!

Robert Lindley Date: 2/18/2017 12:49:00 PM I ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU ARE POETICAL GENIUS MY FRIEND. I will click the link after finishing this comment.. Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/24/2017 9:33:00 PM Thank you Robert, you are a fine well brought up, very kind, well educated gentleman.

Charlie Smith Date: 2/18/2017 11:24:00 AM Alone, such a sad expression...well done Arthur. Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/24/2017 9:32:00 PM Thank you Charlie!

Darren White Date: 2/18/2017 10:41:00 AM I clicked... it's so beautiful and painful Arthur.... sigh... Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/24/2017 9:30:00 PM Pain seems to be our only friend at times. :(

Daniel Turner Date: 2/18/2017 10:30:00 AM Yes, this is extremely sad, Arthur. Loved the poem about the twins, too:) Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/24/2017 9:29:00 PM Thank you so much Daniel, very kind of you!

Jan Allison Date: 2/18/2017 8:23:00 AM aww so sad Arthur - I clicked ... you ARE a poetic genius and I would urge other soupers to click too!!!:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/24/2017 8:11:00 PM Thanks Jan, turns out it was a hit!!!! :)

Tim Smith Date: 2/18/2017 7:05:00 AM ...and nobody noticed. Very sad Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 2/19/2017 7:25:00 PM Or they had me, but I escaped!!! Tim Smith Date: 2/18/2017 7:12:00 AM Great poem about the twins...no wonder you said you had two blondes.