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Terse verse #1

Will grief

be brief?

 

Refrain

of pain

again

a gain?

 

We'll see.

Won't we?


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Frost Smith

Frost Smith

18 years ago

skumpfsklub...

Thought provoking.... Pain is the touchstone of growth; or so I'm told, however when I'm in the pain its hard to think that; just want it to be over, afterward I look back & learn from it. Frost
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years ago

Very clever

Grief's refrain in the face of helpful platitudes. Spot on. cheers, Jess