Sunday, 30 October 2011


He walks tired and slowly,
tired of life and with no intention of living any more of it?
His age as explanatory,
All those years having hopes and dreams
Those that never came real to him.

A dog- his dog,
With a similar mood he follows his owner
The old man is not lonely, he’s got someone
Their pace becomes a relaxed one
As to enjoy every minute, life has to offer

As they get out of my sight
I wonder do they know how much they inspired?
All the things we do for happiness
All the nonsense
and we might only need a long walk at night

2 comments:

  1. Presumably this is based on a street observation? I think it might be more effective as prose. This might give you more freedom to explore your feelings. Using such a constrained medium as poetry makes it technically demanding to keep control over the imagery.

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  2. It is based on a street observation and I do agree that it would be more effective as prose. I did find it very difficult to write a poem as it was the first time and as we discussed in class it has its limitations.

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