Paralysis

The soul
felt a terrible ache,
the years went
slowly numb
in a spread of paralysis,
of shock,
an inward emptiness
in her soul.
Like dead leaves crumpling
to powder,
blown away on the wind.

Existence of Happiness

It is strange
how the existence of happiness
completes your heart
even when body is gone.
Men seldom cherish
the solace of declining years.