Grief

Grief and I met after many a day

We had both mellowed with age

She had lost her sting

And I, my resistance

We sat side by side in silence

Each lost in our reminiscences

She of her gains

And I of my losses

We shared a comfortable silence

No more tears and tantrums

No promises to move on

Just a calm acceptance

Grief and I parted after a while

Each of us wiser with age

She did not bid adieu

And I did not say au revoir..