Tag Archives: caregiving

It’s Different: When It’s Your Own

Posted on July 15, 2016 by admin

  It’s Different It’s different when it’s your own! Suddenly you feel alone, Suddenly you feel all helpless, You cannot match this strange new tone. Oh it’s easy to give advice, and it’s easy to share the hurt, It’s easy … Continue reading →

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Gran, Clocks and Time

Posted on July 11, 2016 by admin

  Gran, Clocks and Time   Gran: -What’s that? Man (her son): What’s what? -That think. There. On the wall. What’s its name? It’s a clock. It tells the time. -I don’t hear it speak No, it doesn’t speak. That … Continue reading →

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Early Warnings: Ignored

Posted on July 8, 2016 by admin

  Early Warnings: Ignored It was on the eve of destruction In the Earliest Stages When the earliest signs went unnoticed But all of the signs were right there. First came the scouting, All deception , and smiles, Followed by … Continue reading →

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Happy Canada Day

Posted on July 1, 2016 by admin

 

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Somebody’s Taken Over My Mirror

Posted on June 27, 2016 by admin

  Somebody’s Taken Over My Mirror Hey! Somebody’s taken over my mirror! When did I start looking that old? Stop painting wrinkles on my image, I don’t look like that, I look bold; My face is firm, my smile it … Continue reading →

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Generosity

Posted on June 13, 2016 by admin

  Generosity is Hers Generosity is giving Freely without a thought of the self, Not just helping one in need But just the giving for giving’s sake. Those with the giving nature Are the blessed of folks, A wheel of … Continue reading →

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She Serves: Universal Mom

Posted on June 10, 2016 by admin

  She Who Serves She who serves, has a thankless task, The smile she wears is a clever mask; Her hands are raw from scrubbing brush, And yet they soothe and never rush. Her hands may bleed, her bones are … Continue reading →

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