This month we’ll try a Japanese poetry form; dodoitsu. It is non-rhyming, with a humorous twist.Dodoitsu has four lines: 7 syllables, 7 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. Please write about harvest or nature.
I have written on this topic before, more than twice. I’ve used two posts from my past and edited them to fit this prompt.
Prompt for RXC # 259;
“Think about how your being, your thoughts multiply in the universe. Write about your children and how do they make you happy. Mull over what else can you acquire or create to leave a legacy.
Do you want to be remembered after you’re gone and how?”
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Cast adrift on a moonless night
The ship sails on sea that is calm
Seeking quiet and solitude I stand here
Thinking how my life is dependent
On those who are a constant in my world
If……
One day I was not here anymore
Would my obituary be read with sadness
Or with a feeling of relief
Would I like them to be sad, missing me
Or will I leave them relieved, secretly happy
I think the best legacy I can leave behind
Would be a score of kind deeds
That will make them remember me with love
And be glad for the fact that they knew me
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We all are on a time lease. Our time on this earth is limited and is bound to come to an end sooner or later. Have you ever thought about how you would like to be remembered after you are gone?
Thinking of dying, leaving this world, or kicking the bucket, for some people, seems morbid. It may be true that some of us are not going to think about it at all. While there are people who give too much thought to their end. I like to have a pragmatic approach. We all will die one day and there is nothing dramatic or extraordinary about it.
What legacy do I want to leave behind?
In my view, leaving behind a good memory/ Legacy is possible if one practices the following;
1. Be kind;
It is a kind person who leaves an everlasting impression on the mind of others.
2. Be generous;
Generosity doesn’t mean spending or giving money to others, but being generous-hearted accepting others as they are, being forgiving and most of all open-minded. And not to be mean-spirited.
3. Be a friend;
What does being a friend entail? Listening to the problems of others, offering solutions, consoling them after a loss, and being there in hard times for them.
4. Don’t be a difficult person;
As we grow old, we become fixed in our ways, opinionated, and hard to please. And old age brings a lot of pain and aches, even if we are in good health. The people who I have seen, getting along well with their caregivers and family are those who maintain an attitude of ease. Taking things easy and treating others with ease of manner. One has to take one’s problems with a pinch of humor. This I think is the most difficult thing to accomplish. But I would try my best to be that sort of person who is not a burden on others but to be a blessing.
Keep it alive 
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