What malady, affliction?
per chance suffering graces
wisdom
hardly melancholy
only solitary
autumn reveals the abyss
without malady
the winters void

What malady, spring?
for rebirth
seeking the light
heated by sunny days
hotly debated
in summers lazy retreat

What malady, grief?
silently shaking
afraid of loneliness
losing loved ones
awareness, conscious breathing
loss of clinging
in Augusts dog days
prepare for autumns
falling leaves
winters hibernation

What malady, survives?
per chance shall be gone
ignorant bliss
seemingly content
yet filled with regret

What malady, ends?
only beginnings
light turns to darkness
bringing fright
changing seasons
go away
then come back again

What malady, change?
per chance only a moment
neither past, present or future
now is a second
fate is choice to rearrange

What malady, time?
catch it if you can
or let it be
without malady

06/04/02
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