Velvet Soft Petals

 

velvet soft petals
play "I put a spell on you"
irresistible

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Imagining the version of the song sung by Annie Lennox.

Coat Soft As Velvet

 

coat soft as velvet

hungry, happy to be fed

Lucy, neighbor's cat

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Feeding my neighbor's sweet little kitty cat Lucy this morning

RENGA: 

silken scent released

with each gentle caress

drop petals on your back

drop petals on your back

soft touches release stress

relax, fly to dreamland

 

Fear Is Fading

 

fear is fading

I'm into the rhythm now

seven more sessions

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lakes close at hand

rarely put a toe in

wish they were cleaner

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loud purring "music"

drowns out all other sounds

his didgeridoo

Walked The Mountain Path

 

walked the mountain path

writing about "becoming"

now, simply "being"

I can still vividly remember walking that path and writing about "The Woman Who is Becoming" at Harbin Hot Springs in Northern California, no camera allowed, luckily I can still remember it.

Perfume at Twilight

 

perfume at twilight 

chat with admiring neighbor 

snip and share a bud 

High Notes, Low Notes - Eighth Radiation Therapy

 

high notes, low notes

each bird creates their own song

lucky in this life

******

sit quietly ... breathe

let go of angst and anger

bird's lyrics ... be calm

Cure For Self-Worry - Seventh Radiation Therapy

 

 

cure for self worry 

visit a local health clinic 

count your blessings 

****** 

how you two doin'  

good as we can be 

don't worry 'bout a thing 

Sixth Day (of Radiation Therapy) - Sixth Month

 

sixth day … sixth month 

more mind and body changes 

stage of grief:  anger 

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see me, hear me  

feeling …  confusion pain anger  

I am not a number 

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high energy rays 

both kill and treat body's cells  

breast pink and pained 

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told … could be much worse 

this is more than enough for me 

where is empathy? 

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angry with med team 

clarity and caring needed  

stage of grief: anger 

 

 

The five stages of grief are: 

denial 

anger 

bargaining 

depression 

acceptance 

Not everyone will experience all five stages, and you may not go through them in this order. 

Grief is different for every person, so you may begin coping with loss in the bargaining stage and find yourself in anger or denial next. You may remain for months in one of the five stages but skip others entirely. 

At Twilight He Bears Wine - Sixth Radiation Therapy

 

at twilight he bears 

wine,  the wish that "bump in 

the road smooths out soon" 

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warm sunny days 

twilight brings cold dark nights 

weather is a gift 

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silence of the stones

many stories could be told 

of days gone by