January Caregiving Poems

Seeking Patience
Miracle Man
January 31st 2024

Our time is no longer serene and composed, 
mentally, we exist in a prison, self imposed.

We search for solutions that might...

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He was the first of many of his kind,
grown long before his siblings came to be
And from the start it was his job to mind
all...

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A pebble picked up,
fondled in my palm,
tossed, caught.
An object for
fondness, affection.
A smooth, solid thing,
though it had waited
for my tender touch.
The. Beginning.

(January 2022)...

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Away from the areas of complete ad nauseam
As political cases grasp a zenith of their corium
To utterly saturate the airwaves with information
Each other's obnoxious and...

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Admit odds-on guilt for spreading delight and happiness
For as long as one's bold soul is doused with goodness
If I lacked money or riches, my odds...

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caregivers 

red regalia
cheerful chirping choruses
Savior scripted sky

2021 January 20...

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Driving in sought direction, a new desire visible 
Slick road delivers destined distance, crystal gleam
Wetness formed by years old tears, bidding for
Proximity begged obligation, historic...

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Remember me
Remember me, I'll remember you, 
When life loses motility
Whilst stormy winds screech, disturbing peace
Across lakes of tranquility.

Reach out for me and I'll take your...

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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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If I had? Like at my finger tips
If I had my soul in my hands, I’d be rich;
My spirit would rank high in dividends;
Wouldn’t need...

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I’ll watch
over you
my darling
as I prepare your bed
with gentle petals
of rose and peony

Close your eyes
and sleep
my sweetheart
surrounding you
with warmth
and love
I’ll soothe
your aches
and ease
your mind

I’ll watch
over...

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Upon this earth- I wonder why
we've come to live and dominate
a tiny sphere so lost, unseen
within our vast Galactic sky?
A primate- we've become most keen
among...

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I'll never tell you goodbye

You might think, 
I've grown tired of you...
You might think, 
you're getting old...

You might think 
your beauty's faded...
You're not some antique...

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the medication you take
makes you feel vulnerable
your muscles weaker
from forced rest
you’ll recover
it’s just a phase
you must go through
to get you healed

i don’t love you any...

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sometimes
I would wonder about
the scars he hid
beneath his polished veneer
the covert memories
he never shared
the hardships
he never spoke of
the unhealed wounds still raw
the ones I hoped
I...

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