Paradise Regained Paradise Lost

Paradise Regained Paradise Lost
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cranky creaky old age
sleeping on a cot
very quietly
clandestinely this picture
i shot
on the street
my favorite
gold spot
this picture
before I shot
already had the makings
of a forget me not
this is life
from the frying pan into the pot
faded sepi toned memories that
in her dreamless mind rot
accursed old age an after thought
waiting to meet the maker
on the other side
Paradise regained
Paradise lost
with an epithet
here lies an old lady
the world forgot
a tombstone
her only camelot
a dying plant
seeking after life
in a broken
flowerpot

This poem I dedicate to His Holiness The Dalai Lama..a noble human being beyond the borders of humanity.

May 16th, 2007