Cookies and Blackberry Wine

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First appeared in my book of the same title, 2005, now out of print.

The radiation had shrunk the tumor they told her after eight weeks of treatment No one knows how long we have she said bravely We're better off than the birds Yes, they work incessantly I answered making polite conversation while my heart shed silent tears If they tell me I'm going she said, smiling I'll eat all the cookies I want With a little wine I agreed, knowing she loved blackberry wine

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Cona Adams

Date: 10/2/2014 11:05:00 AM

Thank you, Ilene. I appreciate your comment very much.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 9/28/2014 4:17:00 PM

i love this poem! very powerful, poignant and beautifully expressed...

Jan Allison

Date: 9/28/2014 10:18:00 AM

I can relate to this excellent write - my dad has terminal cancer - he is also diabetic but he is eating whatever he likes now. Such a cruel cruel disease:-( hugs jan xxx

Jan Allison
Date: 9/28/2014 10:32:00 AM

aww I am so sorry for your loss - dad has been in hospice twice - most amazing place - we are so lucky to have one on our little Island. Hugs jan xxx

Cona Adams
Date: 9/28/2014 10:31:00 AM

Thank you, Jan. Yes, it is a cruel, cruel disease. The poem was written for a friend, but I also lost a brother recently to cancer. I baked his favorite pies in the weeks before Hospice became involved.