lights slowly dimming
aging parent’s shallow breaths
new grandchild visits
This senryū is my response to
Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday
#Poetry Challenge N0. 162 #ThemePrompt,
where the theme is The Circle of Life.
Image source: artoflivingguide.org
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One comes in, one goes out, our old ones used to say. I suppose it’s small comfort, but comfort nonetheless.
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Yes, our end is always in sight, so new life is a welcome sight.
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Leaving a trace behind us.
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What a great analogy of the circle of life. Perfect, Ken! ❤️
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Thank you, Colleen. 🙂
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Fantastic poem, Ken.
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🙂 Thank you, Robbie.
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The cycle of life.
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Thank you. So it goes.
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Wonderful, Ken. A true circle of life.
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Thank you, Merril. 🙂
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