Aged.And.Unwelcome Poem by narayana aghalaya

Aged.And.Unwelcome

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Aged.and.Unwelcome



when.none.is.watching

tell.him.he.is.unwanted

when.others.arrive,

comfort.the.sick.man, softly

pamper, with.false.affection



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Saturday, March 3, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: elderly
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
In many families the aged are looked after very well. This Tanka is not about such families.
There are many others -the elderly people are made clear, that they are unwanted. They are denied proper food, rest and small comforts which they deserve. They are demoralized.The youngsters do make a show of their affection when there are visitors.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
bri edwards 12 April 2018

(continued) .. i'll know if you tell me in a message; i don't usually return to a poem's page and see responses. i bet PH is responsible for wa tching having a space in the word [watching]; otherwise i'd think you'd slipped into some Chinese wording. i'd like to understand the reason behind putting in all the 'periods'. to MyPoemList. bri :)

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Akhtar Jawad 09 October 2018

I am also an old man and I can understand feelings of another old man. A touching poem.

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narayana aghalaya 09 October 2018

Thank you, dear poet.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 10 September 2018

A wonderful piece of work! My great pleasure reading it time and again! To MyPoemList

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narayana aghalaya 10 September 2018

Thank you Dr.Swain!

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Bri Edwards 28 July 2018

(cont.) ** Definition of club together British : to combine the money of the individuals in a group (in order to pay for something) bri ;) p.s. as has happened to me before, after sending my comments as a message, i tried again to send as comments and no name was asked for. i had NO PROBLEM! ....yet.

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Narayana Aghalaya 29 July 2018

warm regards.I don't notice 'club together' - anywhere. can you point out?

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Bri Edwards 28 July 2018

i just read your responses to my earlier comments, which i would not have seen if i hadn't forgotten i'd already read this 'title'. thanks. and, YES, a software problem on PH, ....unless individual humans are editing each poem with pencil and some of them are being nasty! ha ha. i've learned to put up with the deleting and 'clubbing' **. i would perhaps use 'clumping'. (cont.)

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Robert Murray Smith 16 July 2018

Thank you for bringing this sorry plight to our attention.

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narayana aghalaya 16 July 2018

thanks, dear poet!

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