No promise was broken
but time went astray
as we watched,
watched the people
the smiling people
go on their way;
No time was broken
but promise went astray
as things we’d hoped for
hoped for so long
turned another way,
and the smiling people
smiled no more.
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So much happens to take away our smiles… much reality in the above poem…
Unveiling the transience of life, the poem is remarkable for its brevity and clarity.