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| born 1921 aged 18 in 1939 |
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| born 1923 aged 16 in 1939 |
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| born 1925 aged 14 in 1939 |
1939 - 1945
Those nineteen twenties
Babies: My mum. My dad. And
Now Prince Philip – Gone.
My grown-ups are gone.
All gone, except for the one
Who still wears the crown.
With whom ‘fifty two’,
A date we share, makes sharing
Anniversaries
Inevitable,
Marking the passage of time,
And reminding me
I should grow up, but,
My parents still feel present.
My future’s not past,
Yet …
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| born 1926 aged 13 in 1939 |
Elizabeth Obadina on Medium.com
2 comments:
Very touching Liz. We must seize the day.
I'm not quite clear about haikus - I thought they were very short, like 4 lines. You will have to teach me
Jen you're not alone! Others are asking, so:
Haikus are 3 lines
1st line 5 syllables
2nd line 7 syllables
3rd line 5 syllables
This poem has 5 'haiku - verses'
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