The Old Man Reading A Letter Poem by Raj Arumugam

1
It is good
that the news has come
It is good to hear
how everyone fares


It is good to know
they are finding their way in the world
a place for each
and engaged in the varieties
of the challenges and offerings
society throws


It is good to hear
how the young ones are faring too;
how they have friends
and everything new excites them
in the exploration of their world



2
I have my place too
and it is a quiet one, and much
steeped in solitude
and with no distractions
nothing engages or worries me
and I seek nothing new in my days or nights


It is all as things should be;
each finding their way in the world
and each, at least the while,
happy in one's space in the world