An Intimation ...

As we grow older, by and by

Health issues cause dear friends to die

We too may lose our grip and slide

Still claiming we’re the same “inside”.

 

Celebrities of our young days

Or household names, in this new phase

From stage depart, their roles completed

Their passing often only tweeted…

 

It’s imperceptible at first;

When realisation dawns, it’s worse

Mortality now at us stares

As Time has crept up, unawares…

 

We hold these lost souls in our heart

And, although sad they had to part,

We recall fun times together

Yes, we thought we’d live forever!

 

Meanwhile, the Fates our life-thread weave

We’re pawns; sans clue what’s up their sleeve!

Life bumbles on with merry flow;

Till one day it’s our turn to go …

(c) Poet in the woods 2021