Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The Sum of all Grief



The sum of all grief 

arrives at the end

of a life

The sum of all

deaths

Siblings,husbands, friends

children

The sum of all 

faculties lost

Hearing, eyesight, balance,

cognitive thinking

The sum of all hope

for recognition, inclusiveness,

new love, empathy

The sum of all pain

physical, emotional, visual

The sum of all desires

a lifetime of them

met and unmet

These and more

always present in

her mind

The sums of a lifetime

the sum of all grief




Ellecee



Day 23 - NaPoWriMo 2024
Prompt: The Sum of all Grief
From: TP_Poetry





2 comments:

  1. We should pack away some good moments and memories for the time of evaluation- to deduct a little from that inevitable sum of grief....

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    1. I agree with you, Rajani, thank you so much for your response.

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