FABLE No. 37 

A goose going at a steady rate

thought of ancestors

who had lived in state

of feathers galore 

and ponds in gardens

with grass all around

knowing well

that it will also become

an ancestor regal

in as short

or long

a time

as time goes for geese

and for humans 

no different 

for life is life 

and a lifetime is a lifetime

ahmet the last stanza in a lullaby

October 13, 2022