Diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in September. Surgery in October has brightened the prognosis considerably. These thoughts from this struggle...
Life’s Simplicities
Life’s simplicities
turn antidote
in the struggle with
life’s complexities.
The dappled shade
under the apple tree
makes rest when
night makes little.
The full and ripe
of pear and squash
sings the cycle
when faith is lost.
The finch’s busy,
the bees’s devotion
make light of riot
and commotion.
The warm hand
upon the back
calms dark thoughts
in dark bed.
The call, the card,
the voice from far,
stir memory
when reality jars.
The sun’s embrace
and daily journey
counters the cold
drum beat -
the pandemic
that stalks the street,
the cancer cells
that infest my deep.
Life’s simplicities
renew the spirit
that’s wounded
with life’s complexities.
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