That's what I saw one morning in a local cafe and it broke my heart. We shouldn't leave old people to manage live by themselves.

Senryu 6

the glass of cognac
and these tremulous fingers
some warmth of winter

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Dorothy A. Holmes apwlts2
From the heart of a poet...how else such a gem! Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing
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Sylvia Marquetta
heartfelt in your description....... the loneness of the elderly is a real reality. Your words show unique compassion.
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Kesav V Easwaran
your senryu glass is full of care and compassion Vessy!
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Dorothy A. Holmes apwlts2
"In thee there is compassion..." Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing
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SHRIDHAR B S
Here in India its abig concern with life Expectancy going up Vessy. Compassion is the need of the hour.
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bogpan
Heat - this is the thread in the work of Vessi. General warmth of Friendship (the title of her first book). I'm with you.
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