There was a Time
A poetic and emotional response to being treated for prostate cancer and the loss of the author's mother to pancreatic cancer. Now available on Amazon
There was a Time
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The Bottlebrush Didn’t Have a Poem at the Writing Conference
Between the dining hall and the classroom was a bottlebrush shrub. It was precisely machine trimmed with square edges, flat top and plumb sides. Conformed to a box, the nature within had lost its wildness. Only two red brushes survived … Continue reading
Memorial Day Poem – Twenty-one Guns
Twenty-one Guns The tour bus rumbles past the quiet monuments to the fallen. Shutters click as the tour guide speaks the litany of the shrine, that once was the Lee estate. Now it is that hallowed ground where solders come … Continue reading
Thunder
A rare sound in my part of the world. The clouds that float over my home are often just fluffy bunnies or prancing puppies. Sometimes they contain rain or are blown by strong winds. But the empty tummy growl of … Continue reading
There was a Time – poems, musings, and thoughts of experiencing cancer
It finally happened. I have a book for sale on Amazon: There was a Time The journey started in 2011 when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. During treatment I tried to write about what was happening to me, but … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer poem, cancer poetry, poems, Poetry, self-publishing, writing, writing about cancer
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