Haiku Under the Lonely Tree

 

 

Haiku Under the Lonely Tree

Life has many turns

Twisting from joy to sadness

In a moment’s time

 

 

In my twilight years

I’m under the lonely tree

Reliving the past

 

 

 

Taken from my life

My husband of forty years

It should have been me

 

 

 

My health always bad

He was the picture of health

Until cancer struck

 

 

 

I’m lost and alone

Wishing I could turn back time

Know what I know now

 

 

No not possible

Tree of loneliness, despair

Left me grief stricken

 

 

 

One picture of him

Drives the loneliness away

For a brief moment

 

 

 

Memories relived

In the joy of that moment

His spirit is close

 

 

 

Cherish your loved ones

They shed leaves without notice

Trees of loneliness

 

 

Quiet solitude

Moments of joy now gone

Loneliness consumes

 

Reviews

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Congratulations for winning the I-am-lonely contest!

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Congratulations for winning the Lonely-Am-I contest!

[Sister Suzie]

This is so sad.