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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

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Mahtab Bangalee

Date: 4/28/2019 5:45:00 AM

strikes good parody in every stanza (senryu)

Susan Linn

Date: 4/21/2019 7:43:00 PM

A terrible disease indeed - rippling reality is the perfect description. Thank you for sharing.

Poet Destroyer A

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

Ralph Sergi

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.

Judy Ball

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

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

Harry Horsman

Date: 1/12/2012 2:34:00 PM

Been there, Janet, these are excellent. harry

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

Doris Culverhouse

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...

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

Andrea Dietrich

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!

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