When the time comes for the mind to ponder
Afterlife and what’s “over yonder,”
An Ultimate Reality Check Limerick 1.1
Acrostic Poem – CHEMO
What Comes Before Silence
And So It Begins
And so it begins, again,
that urge to shrink from
the cool touch of machines;
the hushed offices,
the looks of concern,
the competent compassion.
Maddening, imprecise precision–
“the blood test found something, we
need to do more tests…..
something’s there
on her scans…”
a blurry, thicker patch there,
spots on bone, lung, breast, too.
Shortsighted Downfall
My Heart Hurts
The last few years have been strangely visited by the passing of so many friends, their parents, their spouses, their children, their best lifelong friends. When you go through such a loss it helps knowing you have friends, family, and God to turn to when the pain is overwhelming and just too much to bear. However, there are many lonely nights where it is just you and God, sharing the burden of loss.
My Heart Hurts
Waking up this morning with life’s plans rolling along.
With children, family, and friends in their places where they belong.
Hearing that my cousin has cancer drove me to my knees in pain.
My friend called to say her granddaughter has a tumor on her brain.