Sometimes memory gets away
from us
sometimes its okay
we manage
sometimes its not
we are
sometimes it sucks
Diane Belleville
0410/09
About Me
- Willow
- I have lived in Boca Raton, Fl for twelve years. I am from Jamestown, NY, home of Lucille Ball, Roger Tory Peterson, Natalie Merchant and the Ten Thousand Maniacs. I belong to an online writers' group, The Skywriters. I am a member of The Poets of the Palm Beaches. I am also a member of the Florida Writers Association. I regularly attend the yearly Festival of the Palm Beaches which features famous poets who teach workshops and also read their poetry. My most recent teacher was the most wonderful Eleanor Wilner. I encourage everyone to check out the Festival. I love poetry, I love writing poetry. Four years ago my husband of thirty years was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It is our new journey and we have been active in the crusade to fight this devastating disease that robs life by killing brain cells. My husband speaks regularly for the Alzheimer's Association. I am his care partner.
5 comments:
So happy you're writing, Diane! Wahoo! I almost felt cleansed reading about water. And sometimes memory does suck....on many levels.
I'm glad you are adding to your blog again, Diane. This poem is so sad and heart felt. Memory is something precious as we get older because it's one of my great fears; loosing mine. Sending good health wishes to Russ and you.
Glad to see you posting your poems in your blog again, Diane. I had kept checking.
This poem is heart-breaking / truth / life.
Continue to write and share here.
So glad to see you here in your blog again. I have been checking regularly and had almost given up! Of course you know I think you are a gifted poet and I have missed seeing your work!
I am impressed that you can write about this topic of memory with it being such a central issue for you and Russ these days. Reading your work makes me realize I have not written a word about the big C -- regarding Steve or our friend in the Netherlands we just visited (who has taken a very serious turn this week). I think it just takes me some time to get these things processed into my writing. Took a long time for Africa to get there.
Love to you.
Sometimes it does suck. And good times or awful, you do have a writier's gift for sharing. Thank you.
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