Dirge(EpicPoem) ' OLD MAN GONE TOO SOON '

The croaking of frogs,
the chiming of the wind,
hanging from leaves and trees.
The roaring of the sea,
settled in the ears of the old man
who lay cold, breathing-ice in thatched house
with stout walls, built clay!

He shudders with dread
in few seconds, came an hush in the dark
that saved the ears of the old -man.
He slept so deeply
like he never hoped for another day to come.

All of his life alone,
he swims in pools on desolation.
His wife and children lived a momentary life.
That was enough to leave his heart, dilapidated.
Oh what a memory of the past!
He sighs grievously
and weeps on his broken picture frame.

Old man in his early 50,
struggled surviving with the little penny he earned
from fishing business.
He pants tirelessly
when countless number of fish
escapes his bait.
He had no companion
for side talks
no one to share thoughts and words.

Old man who had grown grey hairs, puffy legs,drooping body in shattered looks.
Checked the dark pots that sat idle in his room,
he made no penny this time.
Fate decided for him,
this poor old man crawled to bed on an empty belly.
He slept and never witness the rising of the sun.
Old man has gone too soon.

Davies Seun.

The poet personae writes about a hardworking fisherman who died old but though really faces a lot,most importantly with no wife to cook him something in his house.