A Short Life Lived.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

i have seen him
lived a very short
life.

he was the best.
a classmate, and a
friend.

the sky is still here.
the river did not
dry up.

birds still keep on
nesting. Goats have
increased in number.

my horse died but
i no longer think about it.

i have never lived alone.
I have a wife but we have
no child.

the sea is normal.
Storms come and go.

when it is calm when
this sands are serene

thought come and
i have become deeper


time teaches me to simply
move on, live, and

not to think much.
No worry is that long.


If he lived a longer life,
i am sure, he won't differ.