Is It Done?

A poem by Beverly Stock.

Is it done? Have all vacations ended?

The sun begins to set, and yet,

How can we all go and forget?

Ah, no! We all will fitfully sleep.

With pain and grief in our hearts,

As the goldfish leave in darkness and weep,

Alone to find the ocean, I depart.

Beverly Stock is an American poet who delights in creating poetry that asks big questions about small moments, and inspires readers to revisit the little memories we so often overlook. Her work has been published by The Society of Classical Poets, The Chained Muse, Persimmon Tree, and LightenUp Online, in the UK. Visit BeverlyStockPoetry.com and BeverlyStockPoetry on Facebook.