Life is nothing but an empty show <br />On the branch of hope no flowers grow <br />Everything is dark before her eyes <br />In her heart only anguish lies <br />In the whirlpool of life he left her alone <br />By the hostile fate no mercy was shone <br />Her brimming youth has lost its charm <br />Time has done her a great harm <br />No one is there to share her pain, <br />Without her husband what is there to gain? <br />Her days are passed in great ordeal <br />Her nights are spent devoid of zeal <br />She sheds her tears <br />in the dark of night <br />Any heart would wring <br />seeing such a sight <br />Unrest and trouble are under her pillow <br />Such a miserable life is led by a widow.<br /><br />Mohammad Akmal Nazir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-widow-s-life/
