Monthly Archives: October 2014
For this lawyer, time is…
For this lawyer, time is…life energy. :- Doug.
Cannot be unwritten
The poem cannot be unwritten :- Doug.
Meaning of life and dementia
What is the meaning of life for a person who has dementia? For a person who is never going to get well? :- Doug.
A way I am not
A way I am not I am a way To a way :- Doug.
Nursing home–working out a way
People say “Mom is in the nursing home and needs help. I need help to help her.” Then we sit and work out a way. :- Doug.
Engaging is loving
Engaging is loving :- Doug.
A new person every day
A new person every day Mom is Can I meet her afresh? :- Doug.
A Mom is a terrible thing to waste
A Mom is a terrible thing to waste :- Doug.
What does he like to do now?
What does he like to do Now? Meet Dad anew :- Doug.
Good things, good people, nursing homes
Getting done good things for good people dealing with nursing homes. :- Doug.
Campfire mode
Campfire mode Poetry mode One digs deep within The other flies beyond outer reaches Both modes find the same sea In our reflections We see more clearly :- Doug.
We flare up, we flame
We flare up, we flame for an instant and then we are snuffed out by a stray breeze The part of us to live on is the brightness or what we are able to light Maybe our fractal tongue a … Continue reading
Parkinson’s unbearable, faithful
Thinking, thinking, thinking And my left thumb the only remains After Parkinson’s Pain too: unbearable, faithful I am so trapped I do not ask To whom I can offer my Thinking, thinking, thinking This would give purpose to my days: … Continue reading
Woman, 92,
Woman, 92, Strong mind, strong will, Body visibly frail Why do we get the disease of Living too long? :- Doug.
The life unsolved
The life unsolved Businesses want to solve everything As if life, my life, were a problem As if every problem had a solution To get exactly what you pay for Means no more lagniappe No mystery, no silence, no life … Continue reading
Help us do what we need
The Court is here to help us do what we need to do. Why would we use a lathe as a hammer? :- Doug.
Walking beside
Walking beside is my work walking into our outside :- Doug.