The Lonely Poet (a tribute to my mother) - a poem by Audrey Austin

The Lonely Poet

Audrey Austin

She worked hard

throughout her life

shared days of joy

and those of strife

but right or wrong.

That’s how it was for Ruby.

Aging widow

dark of night

she misses her children

and doesn’t feel right

but now alone

with pen she scribes

undaunted.

Writes down

the joy, the pain

scratches out a line

then writes again

but heart and soul

she shares her life

the poet.