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The Moving Finger

down the river they found him dead, no one to earn family bread, children wept for their dear, dear dad, mother held them close, all she had! time did not stop at their sorrow, Sun set, then a new tomorrow…. Honourable mention Written 02/10/2021 Bite size poetry contest Line Gauthier sponsored 8 syllables each line rhyme zone checked The Moving Finger refers to fate - from Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat!!

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/12/2021 11:09:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. What a story/write in just 6 short lines. Have a blessed day......................

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 10/12/2021 11:38:00 AM

Thank you Paula!! Kind regards!

Sam Kauffman

Date: 10/11/2021 12:18:00 PM

So profoundly sad Krish. And your concluding observation is so keen and sharp. Even in the wake of personal tragedy, the world and time keep moving and we with it so often unconnected. Maybe I'm wrong, but my assumption is, as a physician, you have seen this repeatedly. Blessings my friend.

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 10/11/2021 1:55:00 PM

Thank you Sam! Yes, indeed! People pass broken hearted parents of a dead child, laughing and joking unaware of the emotional state of the parents! but that is how it is! Appreciate your kind words!!

Constance La France

Date: 10/11/2021 9:42:00 AM

Krish, congratulations on your placement in Line's contest with these emotional six lines ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 10/11/2021 1:52:00 PM

Thanks Constance! Much appreciate your supportive words. Kind regards Krish

Line Gauthier

Date: 10/10/2021 11:06:00 PM

"The moving finger"?

Line Gauthier
Date: 10/13/2021 1:31:00 PM

The general meaning did come across ~ well done, Krish

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 10/11/2021 1:51:00 PM

Thanks Line. “The moving finger writes and having writ moves on.. neither your piety nor all your wit can erase or cancel half a word of it”” That is Omar Khayyam referring to fate as the moving finger in his famous Rubaiyat as translated by Edward Fitzgerald

L Milton Hankins

Date: 10/2/2021 9:41:00 AM

So sad, Krish, but a picture of what is so commonplace nowadays...a family left to struggle because of the loss of a father or mother. Thanks for this thought-provoking piece.

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 10/2/2021 2:08:00 PM

Thanks Milton! The world has no time to stop and help. how sad is the world we live in.