An Old Woman By The Window Poem by Eloida Capuno
An Old Woman By The Window
i see her everyday on my way to work
she is there by the wide window of
an old house near the road where i used
to come and go
silver hair in a neat bun
tired wrinkled hands
and chinky eyes that were always
staring at a distance
as if waiting for something
or someone?
and so it goes day by day
she sits by her window with her lonely gaze
i wonder what thoughts are in her tiny head
was she happy in her younger years
or did she loathe life's miseries
were there dreams she still dream or
was she resigned to her fate
were there questions left that haunt her still
is she waiting for the answers?
i will never know
the last time i looked
the window was empty
she sits there no more.
Some day we too shall sit like her Staring at the pageant of life going by Across the window grills stiff and cold Till the time comes to go below and peacefully lie......... Very good poem and reminds us of our time to come........
A good poem and takes one onto a melancholic trip about life's uncertainties.
Good write Eloida! I like the layout of the poem. Free verses always make a good poem. Thank you for sharing. Regards, ~Besa
Life is a mystery. The old woman was once vivacious like us. Great write
I liked this poem very much...congrats on its being chosen as poem of the day...watching and waiting...sometimes it is the only option left...
Sometimes life becomes so painful that death remains the only relief, but this is true for a old human. You flt her absence and wrote this nice poem.
I like to think perhaps she has found what she had been searching for. The old woman behind the window is caged. Her spirit now free. Nice write, thought provoking.
I love this wonderful poem! Such a story it tells, but yet the ending to be left to the readers discretion. So nicely done!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 1:29:41 AM # 1.0.0
Nice, visual write that impresses