Paula Goldsmith Poet Free verse

Six Little Letters

Everyone has heard,                                                       a feared word by all.                                                       Six little letters,                                                             can change one's life in an instant.                                   It comes in many forms,                                                 from mild to death.                                                       Much pain-sadness-heart ache does it bring,                     no happiness here for all concerned.                                 From skin on the outside,                                               to breast-lung and more on the inside.                              This six little lettered word,                                              will it have it's way.                                                                          In all the decades that have passed, 
this little monster is still on the loose.                               You ask what monster could cause all of this,                    six little letters "Cancer." 



Date Written: 6/1/2021

1 Place                                                                         
Cancer Ivy Poetry Contest                                                Sponsored by: Chantelle Anne Cooke

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Panagiota Romios June 10, 2021 at 6:47 PM Hi PAula. We have poets with cancer here! Or their relatives.many diseases in this world and addictions. All doing their best, in tough times.such strong souls. Pangie xx Paula Goldsmith June 11, 2021 at 11:12 AM Thank You, for writing. May all be healed. It is a monster that needs to be killed. Have a blessed day/weekend............

Lindsay Laurie June 3, 2021 at 11:01 PM Hello Paula … oh yes, when you those letters combined you know it’s a long road to recovery. After reading your verse I sense that dread - thank you Paula - Lindsay Paula Goldsmith June 4, 2021 at 2:11 PM Thank You, for writing. Oh yes, a very long road to recovery with much pain. May you be blessed............

Gershon Wolf June 3, 2021 at 6:20 PM Yes, indeed. Those six letters strike terror in the hearts of those afflicted. Here's to a cure! ~ gw Panagiota Romios June 10, 2021 at 6:52 PM Cure? Never, it’s a big bucks indusrtry, money over people. Always, God heals some,others he calls home, Pangie xx Paula Goldsmith June 4, 2021 at 2:09 PM Thank You, for writing. Yes, six letters of terror. Many live through it. Where is the cure??? May you be blessed............

Malabika Ray Choudhury June 3, 2021 at 10:34 AM Dear Paula, You have expressed really effectively how six little dreaded letters destroy many of our lives. So many decades have passed - we haven't been able to stop it yet. Love and best wishes, Dear Friend ~ Mala Paula Goldsmith June 3, 2021 at 12:26 PM Paula Goldsmith June 3, 2021 at 12:25 PM Thank You, for writing. We can only pray one day it will be stopped. May you be blessed.............

Jennifer Proxenos June 2, 2021 at 1:07 PM What a sad write written so creatively, it is one of the saddest diseases that has ever afflicted mankind, and what makes it worse, is that more often than not, poeple suffer with its consequences and then die, I can't even use the word but I applaud you for writing about such a vicious illness which gobbles and is never full! Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Paula Goldsmith June 3, 2021 at 10:13 AM Thank You, for writing. Yes, it is an evil monster. Wish it could be stopped. May you be blessed.............

Mystic Rose Rose June 2, 2021 at 11:26 AM That six letter monster is always on the loose, I pray it doesn't get any more souls. Thank you for sharing dear friend, heartfelt . :) Paula Goldsmith June 2, 2021 at 12:57 PM Thank You, for writing. Glad you like this one. Yes, no more souls. It has taken way too many. Have a blessed day.............

Line Gauthier June 1, 2021 at 4:47 PM great buildup, Paula ~ well done Paula Goldsmith June 2, 2021 at 9:20 AM Thank You, for writing. Glad you like this one. Have a blessed day.............

Kim Merryman June 1, 2021 at 4:30 PM This is wonderful, Paula! I like how you referred to cancer as the little monster that's still on the loose. Best wishes in the contest! Blessings, Kim M Paula Goldsmith June 2, 2021 at 9:19 AM Thank You, for writing and for your best wishes. Glad you like this write. Have a blessed day.............