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Alzheimer's Parody

her mask unchanging rippling reality stints despair’s fiery pits sanity tilted crust layered with razor blades echo touched voices opposites control revolving kaleidoscope serene destruction sketchy shadow paths Alzheimer’s parody stains fog filled memories Janet L Vick

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 4/28/2019 5:45:00 AM
strikes good parody in every stanza (senryu)
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Date: 4/21/2019 7:43:00 PM
A terrible disease indeed - rippling reality is the perfect description. Thank you for sharing.
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Date: 4/27/2014 2:30:00 AM
Janet... CONGRATULATIONS:) on having your poem featured on the soups HOME PAGE. Goodnight poet friend <3 =LINDA
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Date: 4/25/2014 3:07:00 PM
Hi Janet, nice to know you. A great poetic description of the downfall of the mind, especially "serene destruction" which connotates to me as a slow breaking down down of the memory bank. My compliments.
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Date: 1/15/2012 8:44:00 AM
This is so sad Janet. It must be horrible to have that. It hurts to watch a loved one sink slowly into helpless oblivion. God Bless, JB
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Janet Vick
Date: 1/16/2012 12:59:00 PM
It certainly takes the toll on the care givers too. Thanks for reading and commenting. Janet
Date: 1/12/2012 2:34:00 PM
Been there, Janet, these are excellent. harry
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Janet Vick
Date: 1/13/2012 6:56:00 PM
Thank you for commenting and reading. Not the place any of us want to be. Take care. Janet
Date: 1/7/2012 8:05:00 PM
enjoyed reading your work....have a family of dementia is so sad to have a body with no clarity...
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Janet Vick
Date: 1/8/2012 12:38:00 PM
Thank you so much for reading. Dementia is something I hope never to have. Take care. Janet
Date: 1/4/2012 11:25:00 PM
this set surely gives us the impression of that terrible disease, Janet. Very interesting way to express feelings about it with these senryu. Clever!
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Janet Vick
Date: 1/5/2012 10:39:00 AM
Thank you. Several of my friends asked me if I wrote any poems about dealing with mom. At that point, I hadn't but I have gradually dealt with it in words. Again Thanks. Janet
Date: 1/4/2012 11:59:00 AM
Well written. I especially like your verse: "opposites control revolving kaleidoscope serene destruction"
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Janet Vick
Date: 1/4/2012 3:19:00 PM
Thank you. I had first hand experince when my mom became too difficult to handle at home. Again, thanks for reading. Take care. Janet

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