A Father's Lamentation Poem by Maurice Harris

How long is a lifetime?
Surely, it is measured
In inspiration sublime-
Must, by all, be treasured!

Is then a lifetime longer
Than only two years?
Why do I feel no stronger-
Measuring my pain in tears?

If 'God is my might'
And she, 'The chosen One'-
Why is this now not right?
Why has my life not begun?

When does my light shine again-
When does my life truly begin?

Maurice Harris,21 November 2009