Will life become a tunnel between clarities
that we perceive in youth when eyes are bright,
and just before we’re overtaken by disease
and aging that deprive us of our sight,
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This short poem is among your best that I have seen, Gershon. I love Neruda also and think you have carried his thought to a fine level. At my age, this poem chills me. It seems the 'obscure tunnel' is all too close. Raynette
i must say this poem is flawless, it is one of my favourites of today.