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On Visiting an Old-Age Home
Contributed by
Kannan
on
Tuesday, 17th August 2010 @ 12:45:28 PM in AEST
Topic:
Lifepoems
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Forlorn fathers and mothers
They great us with nonchalant smiles
Hiding quickly their worn out History Books
Underneath their dreary pillows.
Their insipid eyes and taciturn tongues
Desire distance from us.
But when we feed them true love
Volcanoes of silence suddenly erupt
Spewing out torrents of boiling pasts.
Molten lava of loss and neglect and torture
Spill out of their hearts
Unrestrained for a while
And, lastly, a desert calm settles in their eyes
And they philosophically smile again
Content with the present.
And, despite all, when they still
Pray to the Almighty
To forgive their children
To give them a good life
The true beauty of Love unfolds before us.
And finally when its time to take leave
They bid farewell with feelings
And keep looking forward to our next visit.
Copyright ©
Kannan
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2010-08-17 12:45:28]
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Re: On Visiting an Old-Age Home
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by theoklapoet on
Tuesday, 17th August 2010 @ 02:34:27 PM AEST
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| So glad you wrote this cause every child should read this.They gave us life let us give them love.Teresa |
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Re: On Visiting an Old-Age Home
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by Daniellemarie on
Tuesday, 17th August 2010 @ 03:16:37 PM AEST
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This is so true I work as a CNA at a nursing home and take care of the dementia patients I adopted many grand parents there and it's sad to some get no visitors at all just when their dieing. Please everyone respect your elders their so important this was a great poem
-Daniellemarie- |
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Re: On Visiting an Old-Age Home
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by Avataar on
Monday, 23rd August 2010 @ 12:43:19 PM AEST
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| Beautiful write. When we are young we tend to forget that someday we will be in the same situation...be good to your elders. They will bless you and pray for good things in your life. Never take advantage of their vulnerability for we never know when we will be in the same situation. |
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