Anniversary Cancer Poems

He was my dad but his life came to an end.
He died and I would never see him again.
He perished after months of receiving chemotherapy.
He...

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He died one year ago today and was laid to rest.
He was a good friend and his name was Earnest.
Earnest was one of three men...

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I remember how much Dad suffered during his final days.
After months of receiving chemotherapy, he passed away.
Regular chemo stopped working so they used a more...

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Brush My Hair

I was thinking, 
sitting here in this chair... 
that you are the best man, 
I have ever met. 
You are not like any...

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Egg Shells

Don't be mad, 
I am right here. 
I have not left at all. 
I simply grew quiet, 
as I did not want to add......

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Ever After

My man is working outside. 
He was in the hospital only weeks ago. 
I am beside myself, 
with humble thankfulness, 
that he is home...

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November 13th, 2021 - Happy eighty sixth birthday
to my long deceased mom...
Harriet Harris née Kuritsky

My mother succumbed to a terminal illness
two score minus three orbitz...

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Mother dearest Harriet Harris, née Kuritsky gave up the ghost ~ May 4th, 2004

Often these days
(early May 2021)
the following genuine sentiment
Matthew Scott Harris
doth wish to...

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See the stalking of the weed,
I think he's angry at the seed.

He finds it hard to see the shark,
Overshadowed by the small stark.

Who is that...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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This is not a time for us
Facing these weeks of hospital walls
My knight now jousts an invisible foe
Shorn of hair, yet still he wears
Tubes of...

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The Fashion Zebra

I am a flake. 
That is the term for people that do not follow through. 
It may not be fair. I have spent...

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The New Preacher, 
“Hear My Words”

Are you listening. 
I am saying things very clearly. 
You need to keep trying. 
Are you talking to me?
Am I...

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The Garden at Grandma’s

The house is quiet, the chores are all done. 
We have gathered in the place out back. 
There is pit for a...

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Mirror Mirror

Do not lie. I know that you want to. 
I know that you may need to.  
I am broken, and soon…
You will be...

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