A sweet or sour end?

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 06 Sep 2012
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4 comments
 

Though bones may crumble,
your movements fumble,
joints stiffen, legs weaken –
a heart that’s humble,
sweet and loving,
is ever giving,
with gift to lift
the weary visitor,
old memories share,
uphold in prayer
(while sitting by the fire)
those struggling now out there
in wind and weather,
or problems dire.

or

A gloomy rumble
complaining mumble,
stuck in a grumbling groove of
suspicion,
alienation,
accusing
from thoughts confusing,
those trying to be kind,
reassurance refusing
(can no longer reasoning follow),
just wallow
in self-centred sorrow;
chronic drone
melancholic moan
wearing down;

though medication brings a lift
to thoughts now gone so far adrift,
you would make sweeter sound
feel brighter, lighter
– if you could see,
(had taught yourself in youth to see)
beyond self-focussed blindness
to all the love and kindness
that does surround.

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Comments

Submitted by jolono on
Really nice words Rhiannonw, liked this a lot.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Thank you Jolono, glad you found it so, and told me. It's been a while mulling around in my mind, being worked on, and changed, sculpted. It's been good to be reminded recently by various contacts to prepare for one's own old age, and ask God to teach, prepare me! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

I thought of my in-laws while I read this - my mother-in-law forever carping and complaining, and my father-in-law quiet and accepting, and always smiling, despite his confusion.

I suppose you are right, and we should now be hoping to prepare the mental soil of our own old age.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks for the read and comment, Jean.
What was good for me re-reading this, was that my father-in-law had had such difficulties, and made worse in early and middle dementia, but does now seem to have let go of so much worry, anger and feelings of everyone against him, and while enjoying now mainly sleeping, does seem to give quite sweet smiles, and acknowledgement of what is done for him that makes visiting much pleasanter. Rhiannon