My Morning Read
Many years ago, birth announcements caught my eye.
But now, obituaries top my morning read.
Oh yes, these pictures stare at me with smiles.
Within each dear face- a small snap of life:
some, with expressions caught in younger days-
and others showing somber ones near death.
Below each face- the span of life in years-
and chosen words that list expected facts:
those left behind; accomplishments revealed.
Too short- to capture how they really lived.
This age- too many
stare at me from dark pages-
many I have known.
But those brief words never show
how sorely they will be missed.
October 18, 2021
Contest: Let's Mix It Up
Sponsor: Constance LaFrance
Theme: #1 Death
Unrhymed Couplet (2 lines)
Unrhymed Imagism (8 lines)
Tanka (5 lines)
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