PAD Challenge Day 14, prompt: death.
Death
Footsteps silent
Suddenly you is here
All around
Frail, seriously ill
Announcing end of life
The path is worn deep
Over time many feet
Have walked this pathway
Our stay is brief
When all is said and done
Just a visit really
Not here for a long time
But instead a brief time
Mother dear
Ashes wet by tears
It is only right to grieve
A life well lived
To say good bye
One last time
Space left empty
By your leaving
Empty for all times
Cannot be filled by another
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Magpie Tales
Mother
You stand among empty chairs
A young girl
That once you were
You stand looking back
Over your shoulder
Waiting
Perhaps those
Who went before
Are seated in the chairs
Just out of the picture
The chairs
Also seem to be waiting
Waiting for us in our turn
A lovely metaphor
Reunited in death
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