Wednesday 15 May 2013

Alone



The old lady sits in her window
Looking at life passing from the shadow
Time is weighing on her hands
For all alone now she stands
A long life with husband and kids
She reviews in her head like vids
The road of life well-travelled
The joys and sorrows entangled
The joy of wonderful kids and caring partner
Fate took her son and it all began to shatter
The pain of loss coloured the life grey
Everything was forgotten as grief made her prey
Over the years things got easier
But she had changed and got hardier
Her husband coped but the stress made him ill
Both needed to establish their faith to let Him do His Will
Other children had grown and moved away
And then her husband passed away
She did not give up but faced her strife
She gathered her faith and lived her life
She had freedom to do as she pleased
Getting set in ways that she pleased
Travelling often helped keep loneliness at bay
At other times the memories saved the day
As time passes the new memories fade fast
It’s the old ones that last
The hopes and dreams of a young woman
Seen now in the eyes of an old woman
The fate deals more blows
Death after death follows
Losing more of her kids makes life sadder
As child before parent is against the natural order
Mother should not have to mourn her child
It hurts more than she can say to miss her child
She is still alone as one live child is far away
Circumstances do not allow any other way
Days become empty and long
Nothing is enjoyable while waiting for the end to come along
The lonely vigil by her window
Watching the world go about from her window
The family that once came to visit
Finds it a burden to now visit
The joys hard to remember
The pain a beloved family member
Waiting patiently for that time to come
When the spirit is free for the end has come




Monday 6 May 2013

A Little Rash



The day was bright and sunny
I was thinking about writing something funny
The radio is on online
The songs I sing along with are fine
Messing about on Facebook
While reading from my e-book
The discussion in my group was all about rash
All the - since when, where, how much itchy was this rash?
What came up on Google when one looked for rash?
What can one do to get your mind off the rash?
It itched so bad that I could have clawed my skin off
As there are big red patches of skin all rough
Even as I refrained from itching
Vision came to mind of monkeys scratching
The lotions and potions that I applied
Cortisone cream will help they lied
The pharmacy cashier stared in surprise
As I lathered on the cream even before I paid the price
Instead of calming the itch and the angry rash
The little nerve endings increased their lash
The weather was cooling and I felt cold
But the itch would not let any sleeves be unrolled
So started the pill popping
Anti-Inflammatories and antihistamines in my system bopping
Off with this cream
On with another oil and cream
This time I was sure my doctor would have evidence
Active rash would back my verbal history with evidence
Then I had a bright idea to dab pure tea tree oil
The itchy waters were calmed with the pouring of oil
Now I have just a few odd reddish spots
Larges patches were now but little dots
My rash has calmed down just in time
To make me a liar for doctor’s appointment time
Typical when your body plays these tricks
They stick in your health’s fabric like little pricks
Now the only cure is to put that cream back
And get that itchy rash angrily back!