Francis Weeks - Unfinished

In five brief lines, Francis Weeks’ “Unfinished” has encompassed life, death, and the endless continuation of life. With the ethereal dandelion pappus seedlings drifting in the wind, we are reminded of new beginnings, wishes, and hopes, but Francis reminds us that despite how much of our lives are passed, those hints of new life will continue unabated with or without us. “Unfinished”, though a micro-poem, is a lesson in mortality. “No matter how much we accomplish in life, everything will still remain unfinished,” Francis told The Dewdrop. “This thought has been haunting me.”

Unfinished

no matter
how much
life is lived—

dandelion
pappus flies

Francis Weeks

Francis Weeks is a poet from Las Vegas, Nevada, and the author of the chapbook Holy Week (Bottlecap Press). He writes about faith, family, longing, and the sacred in ordinary life.