My eyes have seen crystalline hues
As well as myopic views
Foggy sights do not bewilder them,
And lonely stark, dark nights they do not condemn
Sometimes I remember not day or night
Going all kinds of places in my mind
Let me go and enjoy being kind.
My friends are all gone
And I am alone
It is a new dawn.
I live with song and rhyme
Gives me reason to climb
Heights I can still reach
In my mind are never far behind.
I made promises to my family
And the truths all came forth
And I kept them all to the best of my ability.
None lost to futility.
When I lay me down
All gather round
Put a tiara around my head
And know that I am finally dead.
By: Sheila Clapkin
Sheilaclapkin's Blog; 
Oct 04, 2016 @ 14:43:07
A most EXCELLENT poem. Reminds me of days gone by. I do like it.
Oct 04, 2016 @ 15:51:51
Thank you. Glad you like the poem. and I do like YOU!!
Oct 08, 2016 @ 10:56:48
Let me go and enjoy being kind. This line of your powerful poem is a “key” for me.
Thank you kindly my ever kind lady.
Nuala.
Oct 09, 2016 @ 10:18:09
Thank you for highlighting being kind. It is so important to the humanity of mankind.
Kindness is a type of joy. Thank you for your thoughts. You have moved me further into the point.
Oct 10, 2016 @ 19:52:19
Beautifully written. . . The poem is very thought-provoking.
Oct 11, 2016 @ 09:57:15
Thank you for reading and for your special comment. I have read this poem again and again because even thought I wrote it, I must review it to remember that I love the last two lines. Oh yes! I enjoy your very popular blog A Hundred Years Ago very much! Bravo!!