And Life Goes On Poem by Sandra Martyres
And Life Goes On
Daily at the crack of dawn
He would sit in his armchair
Sipping a cup of
Cloyingly sweet tea
Not to displease
His granddaughter
Who had prepared it
For him it was just
Another uneventful day
With the birds as usual
Singing in the trees
And the dog lazily
Slouched on the floor
Right beside him
Occasionally he would
Look towards the sky
As if to thank God
For all the blessings received
Life was not unpleasant
Despite his loneliness
Following his wife’s death
He would spend long hours
Talking to the plants
Believing that kind words
Made them grow better
Similarly he would entertain
His grandchildren with
Tales from the days of yore
His neigbours envied
His peaceful life style until
It struck them one day that
He always seemed confined
To his armchair, only then
Did they realise that
He was completely blind.
and life goes on, a very graphic, vivid narrative with a surprise ending. Mamta
Sandra, a very touching piece, the concluding line lifted up an emotion born by the whole narration. Thanks for sharing very much. Yelena M.
Your final line gives the perfect (and unexpected) finishing touch to this most appealing narrative piece about one who accepts what he cannot change and finds blessings in what he has. The overly sweet tea episode tells us so much more about him than would a fistful of words describing his generosity. Excellent write. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Sandra, a beautiful poem, filled with empathy and understanding. In spite of handicaps 'life does go on by'. Thank you Warm regards Bob
A pen portrait of a wonderful old soul who manages to shine in use in spite of his afflication. Great empathy and sensitivity displayed here, Sandra. Beautiful. Warm wishes, SandraX
he was blind but he never missed a thing.....as for the others.....
GOSH.... The end..! What an ending...! ! Taste The Thunder! ! ! Dear Poet, you gave us a mild tremour We readers at....'Wow.... this is...', whisper At the same time, universal truth, so Super Blind to outer bursts and ghosts Spend time listening to inner clues. We sighted, could, for some time, pose Feel Blind and enrich our lifestyles Like the hero of this poem! Wonderful read dear poet.
The poem shows your understanding of another's feelings, very empathetic indeed. The end is very pinching and heart wrenching, but as you said, life goes on... Regards Naseer
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 1:33:54 AM # 1.0.0
So much empathy in here and raw vision of another's life; but then again, rampant compassion and a far seeing vision are two of your more finely tuned attributes.