CHALLENGES OF WIDOWS

WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU 

SOME DAYS REALLY GET LONELY 

WHEN YOU’VE LOST YOUR ONE AND ONLY 

OTHER DAYS YOU FEEL BLUE 

AND JUST CAN’T UNDERSTAND 

WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU? 

YOU’VE NEVER BEEN ALONE BEFORE 

YOU THINK OF THINGS TO DO 

AND WHEN YOU’VE CLEANED ALL THE FLOORS 

YOU STILL WONDER— 

WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU? 

YOU GO FROM ROOM TO ROOM 

JUST TO LOOK AND REMEMBER 

THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE 

YOU SEE DUST ON THE VASE 

YOU LEAVE TO GET A DUST CLOTH 

AND YOU RETURN TO FORGET  

WHY YOU LEFT IN THE FIRST PLACE 

YOU STAND AND STEW 

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT 

WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU? 

YOU GO OUTSIDE TO BREATHE 

AND LISTEN TO THE BIRDS SING 

YOU WATCH THE RIPPLES ON THE LAKE 

LOOK AT ALL THE LEAVES TO RAKE 

A GREAT CALM COMES OVER YOU 

YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES 

AND REMEMBER THERE IS ABSOLUTELY 

NOTHING THE MATTER WITH YOU! 

D HARPOLE 12/27/2022