Marriage Caregiving Poems

He didn’t recall events,
But remembered my name
Dementia clouded reality
Nothing ever the same

But, still, we did all together
He depended on me…and,
I depended on him;
Strange how that...

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She says this isn't that
 And she has no desires
 To receive flowers
 To be a girlfriend a wife, that life!
No interest in a man...

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Sidewalks

We walked along the sidewalks
that paralleled the beach,
the ocean roaring in the distance
just beyond the soft sands,
an echo of all the waves
that have ever touched...

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Raining

It is raining outside. 
I can hear the drops on the roof. 
They are loud, 
and getting louder all the time. 
My heart seems to...

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Waiting

Wait for me dear friend, 
as I am falling behind. 
I can not remember well, 
what I need to do, 
before I do it, 
but...

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Make it to altar 
Dear, never shall we falter 
Rather turn psalters...

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Safety in Hand

The raven calls my name, 
and I am afraid to answer. 
He will know all about me, 
even if I do not know...

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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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Life

Life is full of pain, 
and I don't know why? 

I do in fact...
know the Lord, 
I know Him... 
by name. 
He is with me....

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Staged or Stagnant

The gathering of people, 
from here and there, 
and everywhere, 
made possible 
by time. 

What is important to each person, 
yet more important...

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she sauntered around - up the greenest hill
 he happily joined her, learning anew
 she always stayed healthy, he often ill -
 Proteas on Drakensberg...

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The Cat

Sleek and soft, 
with mighty..., fierce claws. 
Not a friend to birds, 
of any kind. 

Mischievous, carnivorous, 
and a wanderer of the dark. 
Yet...

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The children are running wild, running rapid;
Like runAway children disrespecting children;
Some of them being heathen;
come one come all
Here comes the authority, the law;
Lead to slaughter...

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I never got why you always
Ate the red pink color out 
The Sherbet ice cream

It was like excavation
How you removed all the cherry
Without even affecting...

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Paint

The wall was full of small holes, 
and imperfections. 
There were gouges,
here and there. 
the surface, only an echo...,
of its original beauty. 

The "color" white....

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