Category Archives: Alzheimer’s

Today is Mine: All Mine

Posted on December 9, 2016 by admin

  Today is Mine! H. W. Bryce Today is mine! I will do with it as I shall, Be alone, or spend it with a pal, Seize the day – carpe diem… Okay, I might go fishing. Today is mine, … Continue reading →

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I Want To Go Home she said

Posted on December 5, 2016 by admin

  I WANT TO GO HOME she said “I want to go home,” said the frail lady in the hall, “I want to go home, I don’t want to be at the ball.” She was pale and unsteady in her … Continue reading →

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My Haircut: Part Two

Posted on December 2, 2016 by admin

  My Haircut About my haircut. Actually the time in the barber’s chair – see My Haircut, Part I in my previous blog – always reminds me of when I was still very young (yes, there was a time). But … Continue reading →

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My Haircut: So Sorry

Posted on November 28, 2016 by admin

  My Haircut So Sorry Here’s my haircut. So sorry I look so shaggy. It was self-inflicted. * Well, maybe my haircut wasn’t quite that extreme, but… Just don’t feel I can afford the time to go out and find … Continue reading →

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The Ruins: A Tale of Two Legends

Posted on November 25, 2016 by admin

  The Ruins A tale of Two Legends Once a stately pyramid, now a hieroglyphic, Once a brilliant mind, now the ruins, Ravished by the weather and the people, Deconstructed by disease, Once a prosperous farmer, now a stick plow … Continue reading →

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Velvet Black

Posted on November 21, 2016 by admin

  Velvet Black H. W. Bryce Velvet black Her skin glistens in the sun Her face beauteous as a smile Yet her gait is cautious And her eyes are wary She’s been down this path before. Bark white His skin … Continue reading →

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A Leek Affair

Posted on November 18, 2016 by admin

  A Leek Affair Someone told me after my reading of The Critic and the Poet that she liked my accent (Shakespearean), and I found myself wanting to write a Welch accent poem. That arises from my Grade 4 class … Continue reading →

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