Hope has withered
And faded
Like cut flowers
No root
No branch
Life still held
But fleeting
Slowly fading
Nourished in vain
To try and keep
going
For a few more days
Out side the room
The sun shines brightly
The waves wash ashore
The beach below
Teems with life
On that beach
Walk the memories
Of a lifetime
She looks out the window
With no hope left
But the view
Is still somehow
Comforting
The bright sunlight
Enters the cold room
And imparts
A little warmth
She lays in her bed
Bathed in the glow
And slowly fades
James Jarrett
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-room-with-a-view-2/
