SENILITY

 

Olden days are remembered 

sadly

vividly

when you are about to sleep 

or wake

to a palaver

heard 

and almost understood

involving hunters and game

adults and secrets muttered. 

which drift away 

leaving miracles

every day

to a fading sun 

a favorite cat or two 

and a tough to fulfil desire

to stretch 

as though

those days are within reach

Ahmet

25.05.2021