I noticed an old man
Sitting on a park bench
Sobbing his heart out
The silent sobs
Leaving a trail
Behind the tears
Pricked my heart aloud.
I stopped a passerby
‘Mister’, one query –
‘Why does this old man cry?’
‘Ahh! A sad story’
He replied.
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| courtesy – Magpie Tales |
The man was once poor
When his young daughter died
He ran pillar to post
However, people played deaf to his cries
Every year he returns to the bench
Where he held her tight
One last time.
Sore reminiscences.
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Sad and well done.
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Sad story, well done. Good write.
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poignant poem
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Heartbreaking, and such a great take on the prompt. She is beautiful, set to rest in a tender way, covered in flowers and nature… but poor dad probably couldn't afford to have her buried. So sad, so tender.
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A tragic tale.
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In a word, remarkable…
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this is so sad..how emotional it must be to sit on that bench.
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aww
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Thanks for appreciating!
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Thank you Elena. Welcome to 'As time Flies'.
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What more can one ask if the words were able to send across message. Thanks!
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Thank you Magaly. Glad you liked the post!
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Indeed! Life and the stories it weaves.
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Thank you. Words like this keep the mind working double hard!
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Yes, that must be painful for that man especially when in spite of all the wealth he had no daughter.
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Hope you liked it!
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Very poignant and touching lines. Loved the post 🙂
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Tragic story told so beautifully!
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Tender and tragic. I kind of liked how it ended before I read the part after the image.
‘Why does this old man cry?’
‘Ahh! A sad story’
He replied.
but your whole poem was lovely!
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Thanks for liking the poem.
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Glad you liked it!
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Welcome Bekkie and thanks for the kind words.
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daughters should never be taken from fathers, except by nothing less than love
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So true. Nothing less than love….
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Heartwrenching.
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I know… But somewhere a part of life…
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