Suzanne Delaney Poet Verse

Wife Not Well

Weary farmer, worn and worried,
 "The wife's not well",
unspoken thoughts awash with grace-
 All he took for granted flows into his face
His nurturer has left her place.

101 in a row (off the bad wagon) 191
Contest Judged:  12/20/2016 1:57:00 PM
Sponsored by: Poet Destroyer A
9th Place out of 10

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Poet Destroyer A December 20, 2016 at 3:34 PM Suz, Congratulations on your awesome win, stop by and share a little smile on my blog, "FEED ME." ----"happy holidays" Always & Forever ~LINDA~

Len Gasun December 1, 2013 at 3:48 AM My biggest hearty congratulations on your well-deserved win my dear friend Suz! Cheers and hugs! I love & so enjoyed this lovely write. Thank you so much for sharing as well! love lots and more hugs, Leonora

Andrea Dietrich November 30, 2013 at 9:40 PM I really like this one of yours, Suz. Terse but the emotion is very well shown. congrats for your win.

Juliet Ligon November 30, 2013 at 6:31 PM Am solemn reminder for spouses to appreciate each one another while they're still around. Nice use of alliteration, SuZ. Congrats!

Dr.Ram Mehta November 29, 2013 at 4:59 AM Congrats on the win, Suz_D

Monterey Sirak November 23, 2013 at 8:49 AM You told the story of a marriage with its love and caring in a few lines. Very well done.

Nette Onclaud November 20, 2013 at 10:01 AM sullenly quilled in a most beautiful way, suZ... love the rhythmic flow..:) huggs

Anne-Lise Andresen November 19, 2013 at 12:42 AM - He must take good care of her ... hope she gets well - Nice poem SuZ ! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)