Beyond the Sunset

Of what value is a poet?
Can the world gain from their
expertise? Will people shake and
shudder if there are no pretty words
to read? And lastly a Requiem:
here is one who---

brought tears to my eyes
a human trait once forgotten

sharing memories of the way life
was and allows a comparison

reminds us of the beauty which
surrounds us as we capture different trails

and above all---it is a slap on the cheek
a little tap that all is worthwhile

and the poet is one who does alert us
to our sense of love and belonging.

The Requiem should read:
“One who did the right thing.”

© Richard L. Provencher