It is the evening of his life.
He sits on an isolated bench
And stares with empty eyes at the barren park.
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'The stirrings in his heart move out to connect but come back desolate and forlorn', how poignant and the pathos is aptly summed up in last two lines; '....how long, before it comes' Very touching. Incidently I may mention that I had taken your inward looking poem 'Delusion Ensnares' and more contemporaneous Once as my favourites.
A universal experience. Thus, this poem touches the heart of many who can readily identify with its powerful message. Very touching. Great images. Well penned.
A moving picture of the desolate evening of life, so full of pathos! !