Since Parkinson's was His

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Wed, 07 May 2014
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Albeit unwittingly, he taught me many things...
to be grateful for being able to leap 
out of bed at will...put on my own shoes
and socks...wash, and dress myself...put
a letter in an envelope in a few seconds flat...
drink a cup of tea without spilling half of it
in the saucer...sit at my p.c. ...type a story, at least a few
of the words clustering into some kind of meaning.
 
Grateful for nights, much like the one just gone; hardly
love’s young dream – not  anymore, but curving, 
over and under, each into each in the quavering light –
a candle on the sill.  Grateful, as the skin of the evening
splits, that...in its dying moments, even in the dark,  I
am able to bring us both to that special place; the place
where Parkinson’s has no dominion.
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Comments

Submitted by adld on

Very involving and moving - 'the skin of the evening splits' is great - letting you enteri ia different way of being. 

adld

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

adld - many thanks for reading, and for taking the trouble to comment so thoughtfully.

Tinasmiley

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Very moving, Tina, and a sharing of real appreciation and thoughtfulness. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Good morning, Rhiannon.smiley

 I appreciate your words, and am grateful for them.

Tina

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Reading this poem Tina,  brings back the importance of good health and how as humans we can never take anything for granted.

They say love heart conquers all and that's so true as in your poem.

Beautifully done.

Jenny.  smiley

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks a million, Jenny...and your words, also, ring so very true.

Tina

 

Submitted by scratch on

You are a great poet Tina.

 

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks,  scratchsmiley a million.

 

Submitted by hudsonmoon on

God, how we all take those tasks for granted, Tina.  Until we can't do them any more. Got a lot out of thi.s.

Rich x

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

You are spot on, Rich.  

Tina x

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Tina

Beautifully said. It is important to value the little stuff of life, knowing how quickly it could all be taken away.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

I love your turn of phrase 'the little stuff of life' , and it sums up the poem, admirably.

Many, many thanks, and I hope your weekend shapes up just the way you want it tosmiley

Tina  

 

Submitted by sid on

I read this the other day and thought it brilliant but I was feeling too brain dead to come up with a decent comment, probably can't now but I did want to say this is a beautiful piece of writing it made me very sad but I love the ending very much, a little piquant shot of quiet and tender-not happiness exactly- but almost

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thank you for your words, sid, so very much.

Tina