Death Poem by Daniel Trevelyn Joseph

Death is being announced to us
More and more frequently,
As we get old, age, and retire.

Dulcie'kka went first, we heard, from Madurai
Seline spoke to us, gave us the telephone number
Of Dharmarajan: I spoke: condolences and memories.

Sneha's turn today: passed away in Chennai;
Iyra spoke to Tilaka when Page and Samants
Were visiting us: death in the morning today.

Dulcie had suffered from brain tumor and amnesia;
Sneha from mouth-cancer, how she loved to talk!
I enjoyed preferred friendship of both throughout.

Death is stalking us too;
At which turn, which woman
Will get on line to inform our distant friends?