On HealthCentral, we will celebrate the talents of our own RA community and create a place to share our thoughts, our words, our poems throughout the month of April. To get us started, I created a poem which features a side of rheumatoid arthritis.
light
by lisa emrich
rain beats down on the windowsill
heat rises from the concrete
early morning stretches
undo glitches in
my toes,
as
time stalls,
outside children play
in the sun rays and laugh while
dawn drips down their faces and smiles
a gasp
rings out while
tangles twist about
hands, knees click and clack,
ravished joints mostly seek solace
in the comfort of heat
teasing light
i love the
sun
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Awesome poem & post! I am blogging forward tomorrow am ;-)...love the poetry, very liberating. Best wishes.mary
ReplyDeleteLisa, you prompted me to write a poem about my mother in law, Kit.
ReplyDeleteRudy's Eyes.
I remember the pain I saw
reflected in Rudy's eyes.
He told me long ago
When we were close,
He lost his lover Kit,
My Mother in Law
I never knew.
She took 20 aspirins a day
and had a stroke
and did not make it to 50.
He described her
gnarly joints,
wheelchair,
pain and debility,
hope and preserverance,
raising 3 children
on the farm.
I treasure those rare second hand memories of my mother in law
via Rudy when we sat
by the woods
taking a break in between
loads of firewood.
He loved her so
and felt so powerless
as she slipped away,
this big strong man
shared her story with me,
and always with the story,
a tear formed
in Rudy's eyes.
Mary,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining in the fun. I've enjoyed reading the poetry you posted in the last few days.
Sounds like Kit would have been a lovely person to know. And Rudy as well.
Thanks for sharing.
Lisa