tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post114687839435120547..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Friday Poetry Bloggingjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1147125557262010152006-05-08T17:59:00.000-04:002006-05-08T17:59:00.000-04:00Beautiful and sad. My father died, of prostate can...Beautiful and sad. My father died, of prostate cancer, at home in his rented hospital bed, because that's where he wanted to be. The week before he died, the health care workers who came to the house announced that he was near the end. He had many times told me about my stepmother's passing, about how he had gathered all the loved ones to come say goodbye. I knew that is what he wanted, so I gathered as many of them as I could, including his sister whom he hadn't spoken to in 15 or 20 years, and two of her kids.<BR/><BR/>Two days before the end, one of my cousins, her baby in her arms came into my dad's room. Then was the last time he interacted with any of us. I asked how he was feeling, and he replied "lousy" (he hadn't said a word for days). I asked him if he wouldn't smile for the baby, to which he produced the most marvelously awkward grimace. I'll never forget that last smile. It was his love, your sister-in-law's hug. Somethings, you have to do anyway.ArticulateDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1147097463825896822006-05-08T10:11:00.000-04:002006-05-08T10:11:00.000-04:00Your ability to capture a lifetime of emotion in s...Your ability to capture a lifetime of emotion in several simple paragraphs...oh, I adore this!Mona Buonanottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809435868294190789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1147045450856528792006-05-07T19:44:00.000-04:002006-05-07T19:44:00.000-04:00Lovely and powerful!Lovely and powerful!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287879472959102837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1146966559005132902006-05-06T21:49:00.000-04:002006-05-06T21:49:00.000-04:00Wow. Just wow, wow, wow, wow. So powerful.Wow. Just wow, wow, wow, wow. So powerful.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579629642775996955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1146925528273893822006-05-06T10:25:00.000-04:002006-05-06T10:25:00.000-04:00jo(e), that's wonderful.jo(e), that's wonderful.Pilgrim/Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588407758172717893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1146918894035647672006-05-06T08:34:00.000-04:002006-05-06T08:34:00.000-04:00That made me cry, both for happy and sad reasons.That made me cry, both for happy and sad reasons.nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16948391996749790307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1146918638054645362006-05-06T08:30:00.000-04:002006-05-06T08:30:00.000-04:00What a lovely poem. Thank you.What a lovely poem. Thank you.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1146913841279188212006-05-06T07:10:00.000-04:002006-05-06T07:10:00.000-04:00Aww..what a happy & sad poem. Just lovely.Aww..what a happy & sad poem. Just lovely.RageyOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03690295219089454070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1146912626471588812006-05-06T06:50:00.000-04:002006-05-06T06:50:00.000-04:00Yes.Yes.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052081819882002321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1146886893980853862006-05-05T23:41:00.000-04:002006-05-05T23:41:00.000-04:00So beautiful.So beautiful.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1146884637951722762006-05-05T23:03:00.000-04:002006-05-05T23:03:00.000-04:00I really love this one.I really love this one.Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1146884488484109192006-05-05T23:01:00.000-04:002006-05-05T23:01:00.000-04:00That is beautiful.That is beautiful.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.com