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What Are We


It is the grey of evening...soft lamps glow as our hood readies itself for some crumbs of comfort:

Old widows wrap themselves with pillows for third- hand affection,
Children yawn sure as day that mothers will lullaby them like so ,
Single fathers brew coffee to tide them from a hard day's sweat-
Senior men listen to music begging for new memories...
Young ladies  lonely shut off their doors... praying Psalm 91, 
Grandmothers pick up stale needlework, avoiding
pain of abandonment and senility

It is evening. This is where we are...getting older in wisened thoughts , to gather slivers of reflections,  of dreams met and unmet...

And night shivers a bit  asking: how will we savor to the pulp, this one beautiful life possessed?

And the light shuts off.

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Duke Beaufort

Date: 7/12/2024 5:23:00 AM

Nette, you've written a thought-provoking poem on the meaning of life. As you point out, it's all we have to savor. We get to our end rather quickly and hopefully can deal with it constructively and with some peace of mind. When I first read this my brain saw "old windows" instead of "old widows." It had my brain stressed for a while because I thought there was a hidden meaning....so my brain is getting old too (lol)!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/10/2024 1:10:00 PM

wow, I love this, Nette. Congrats on a well deserved win. A fave

Beata Agustin

Date: 7/10/2024 1:27:00 AM

Wow! Congrats! Ang ganda... ang galing!!! Thanks for sharing your talent, Kabayan! Thanks likewise for your uplifting moments. God bless you.

Tom Woody

Date: 7/9/2024 4:53:00 AM

I was trying to see where this fit in with the theme and had to reread several times. Finally decided it explores our place in the great scheme of things. What will we do with our life, what role will we play and how will it end up in the grand finale. Thank you for supporting