Wednesday’s Piece

Tired
And lonely,
So tired
The heart aches.
Meltwater trickles
Down the rocks,
The fingers are numb,
The knees tremble.
It is now,
Now, that you must not give in.

(Dag Hammarskjöld, 1905 -1961)

John Lentell
Rhodesia Herald
13th July, 1971

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