Ann Gilmour Poet Rhyme

Yearn With No Regrets

I often yearn for just one day
that I will  
     dance 
       and sing 
           and play
But now this dreaded Parkinson's 
has taken that away 
Dance like no one is watching
is what I yearn to do
But my dancing legs no longer can 
      Foxtrot
          Tango 
               Or even Can Can
At times my legs can barely walk 
they shuffle all around my home
Somehow feeling so much worse 
when one lives all alone

Singing is much harder as my voice begins to fade
But even though it may well go
     I won't give in
           I love to sing
Such joy my Parkinson’s choir doth bring
So I will sing 
though even when 
no one can hear me sing a thing

And lastly how I yearn to play 
Like when I was a child
     I'd skip  
          and hop 
              and run 
                 and jump
I was a child just running wild

I yearn with no regrets
For my life has been a good one 
So in my head despite the P
     I dance 
         and sing 
             and play each day

   Praying a cure is not too far away...

Written 3rd December 2021

Contest "Y" CONTEST
Sponsor Constance La France
3rd Place

Contest 	STRAND NO 1042
Sponsor     Brian Strand
FIRST PLACE

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Connie Marcum Wong December 29, 2021 at 1:59 PM It is wonderful to read your positive words even though you are dealing with great adversity Ann. Your winning poem is beautifully expressed. Congratulations on both your wins. I wish you new year blessings. xxoo Ann Gilmour January 5, 2022 at 12:16 PM Dearest Connie your encouraging words mean so much to me my friend and I thank you and pray that you and yours have a very Happy and Healthy New Year. With kindest thoughts and love from Ann xx

Paula Goldsmith December 29, 2021 at 12:47 PM Congratulations on your win. What a wonderful story/write. Keep singing your pretty songs. Good memories are the best. Have a blessed day and New Year 2022........... Ann Gilmour January 5, 2022 at 12:14 PM Dearest Paula, I thank you for your encouraging words and I will keep singing.. bless you and thanks. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Suzanne Delaney December 29, 2021 at 6:35 AM Ann: You outline this regret with no self pity and even though you can no longer dance your words do. Congratulatiions. SuZ Ann Gilmour January 5, 2022 at 12:13 PM 'my words dance', what a wonderful thing to say dear Suzanne, how lovely and thank you so much. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Christuraj Alex December 29, 2021 at 6:16 AM A very great and beautiful work. Every verse is a gem. Congratulations! Ann Gilmour January 5, 2022 at 12:12 PM Oh bless you dear Christuraj for your kind words ~ thank you... with kindest thoughts Ann xx

Panagiota Romios December 12, 2021 at 3:42 PM Congrats on placing in The Y contest! You are far more than a place in a contest. You are phenomenal as a positive friend. You see beauty while others are blind to it. You care for a pet that is not your own? Who does that? You love life despite your illness! You are not your illness. Your spirituality doth shine, Ann! Love, Pangie xoxo Ann Gilmour December 23, 2021 at 3:32 PM Awww Panagiota sending so much love dear friend with kindest thoughts Ann xx

Constance La France December 11, 2021 at 7:27 AM Ann, congratulations on your Third Place win in my "Y" Contest. Parkinson is a terrible condition because the mind is okay but the body is not. I really like your presentation too ~ peace and tranquility _Constance Ann Gilmour December 23, 2021 at 3:31 PM Bless you dearest Constance with kindest thoughts Ann xx

Ann Peck December 10, 2021 at 8:19 AM Dear Ann, You have a great attitude. Your poem exemplifies this. Congratulations on your win! Ann Gilmour December 23, 2021 at 3:30 PM Thank you so much dear Ann with kindest thoughts Ann xx

Panagiota Romios December 3, 2021 at 1:14 PM Hello Sis Across the Pond. We have so much in common! No matter what is going on now, we both had auspicious lives, mates,pets and grandchildren. We remember the past with gratitude. We share similar attitudes as well as likes in dress, colors..lshoes, too! Wow. I have no regrets, Ann. Dancing was fun. Life is not over, who knows what's aheads. Pangie Ann Gilmour December 23, 2021 at 3:29 PM My dearest Panagiota thank you for your friendship and love. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

L Milton Hankins December 3, 2021 at 9:44 AM Ann, I'm fortunate to have many ills, but none of them Parkinson's. I know it can rob a person of mobility, and so, I sympathize with you. I have arthritis in my knees. I no longer can dance, but...oh, wait, I can do so in my head. Much of life for us, now, is good memories of all the wonderful times we experienced as the years raced by. Happy holidays, my friend. Ann Gilmour December 23, 2021 at 3:27 PM Bless you dear Milton and such wonderful memories we have...with kindest thoughts Ann xx

Victor Buhagiar December 3, 2021 at 2:08 AM I don't have Parkinson's thank God, but I have arthritis and so like you I must walk carefully or fall. Hugs sweet friend. Ann Gilmour December 23, 2021 at 3:25 PM Dearest Victor thank you my friend, with kindest thoughts Ann xx