Monthly Archives: October 2015

What Alzheimer’s Can Do for You

What Alzheimer’s Can Do for You Here’s what Alzheimer’s did for me –It turned me into a poet, A poet for the people. For we are folks, we are the ones who live with the consequences, unwanted, brought about by … Continue reading

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Coming, Coming, If I Knew I Was Coming

      If I Knew I Was Coming Life as a care giver can get pretty darned hectic. You have family, you had friends. You have housework, and then there’s the job. The phone rings incessant, the timer dings … Continue reading

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Gloomy Gus

Gloomy Gus H. W. Bryce They called for sunshine for the weekend We got the picnic packed We got ourselves out to the park Just when the clouds made a raid on the sun…       Clip Art   … Continue reading

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Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light AS I was going to bed in the dark one night, I saw a brilliant flash of flat white in the corner of one eye. This gave me a fright, for I had read that this … Continue reading

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In the Glow of Love

In the Glow of Love Eating in the dark They sat down to eat She thought, It’s too dark to see He said It’s all right, my love, I will help you But I see nothing, she said But I … Continue reading

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Not Even a Nurse

Not even a nurse Not even a nurse could do as well The little old lady teetered out of her room into the hallway. Call her Edna. Her clothes were askew, her stare intense. She was going somewhere and by … Continue reading

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