The English Couple

The English Couple
They had a dream the old couple who came
to our hamlet, their dream was a tiny house 
painted white and blue. A kitchen garden they 
had, lettuce and tomatoes, carrots too, and
the gods smiled upon them, but not for long. 
She got bad knees could not bend down,
he had back problem could no longer play golf
or tinker with his car;  their garden became 
a jungle, where weed strangled useful plants. 
back to their own country they flew said to
come back soon, when wellbeing got better.
He died first in his sleep, she followed him into
eternity a month later. Their dream had been 
so modest, white and blue
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Mehta Avatar
January 26, 2014 at 4:45 AM
Very touchy story, jan
Hansen Avatar
January 26, 2014 at 4:54 AM
thank you Dr. Ram Mehta
Bauer Avatar
January 25, 2014 at 3:18 PM
a sad story but a touching poem...
Hansen Avatar
January 26, 2014 at 4:55 AM
thank you Ilene Bauer
Collins Avatar
January 25, 2014 at 7:14 AM
I think it was about time to call it a day.
Hansen Avatar
January 25, 2014 at 11:44 AM
yeah it ain´t fair
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