Wait
Steady rumbling of the cars on the mellow road stretching into the
horizon,
endlessly flowing streams of peaceful water
if you didn’t turn around, you wouldn’t notice us
sitting here in silence
greying tombstones packed side by side, waiting for the
one to drop by a flower in reminiscence but
no one came,
eternal silence prevails
Wait is a poem which touches on the contrast between the two different sides of the road. On one side stands a buliding where cars enter and exit. On the other side, is a cemetery, quiet and unvisited. If you read the first letter of each line, it spells she is gone.
It is time
Tiny angel statues kneeling
on the gravestones, never shifted from their pose
Seven unlit tea candles, metal case rusting
and the fire has been extinguished for eternity
you can rest now.
Grass growing
over the abandoned coffins, they have given up waiting.
Over the neglected headstones, we will never remember their names,
daring not to stop until they are completely
buried,
yearning to become one with the
earth
It is time is a poem which describes how the atmosphere of the cemetery is so morbid and solemn, and how different elements contribute in making the scene already sadder than it is. If you read the first word of each line, it spells to say goodbye, making a connection with the title.