Just an oak bench
stepping out onto the balcony
into glorious late October sunshine
below me autumnal hospital gardens
display their indifference
to my passing a while here
seeking solace in my surroundings
my hand falls upon a gnarled arm
of the bench beneath me
i enjoy the deep weathered tactile grain
at my fingertips
how many others before me
have sat here reflecting seeking peace
from the ward's hussle and bussle
i imagine i feel their presence
so many have contested the big C here
and then, stroking again the tactile grain
i'm wishing my positivity
into the hardwood itself
earnestly hoping the vibe will pass along
to enter all souls who follow here
.
.
(Cancer will effect so many of us in our lives and they tell me that a positive mindset is a great asset in overcoming the horrors of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I know it has been a great help to me)
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I hope you recover well and completely DA 🙏 This poem is beautiful. I often think, as I walk along a path, of all the people who walked it before and are no longer here. Ghosts are everywhere. Hugs xx
Thank you. I'm lucky that my C was caught early. It still lingers and they keep an eye on me with scans etc but I'm not letting it define me. I agree about ghosts, though many would find that a frightening word, whereas I would identify it as a warm presence of those who went before. I've often contemplated my home being 'haunted' (don't laugh at me) and come to the conclusion that, if it is, the ghost would have harmed or spooked me by now if it were an evil thing. So I'm relaxed with the idea of spirits. Well worn doorsteps or flights of steps have a welcoming presence, even carved initials on walls or in woodwork have it too. Religious places shout with it (i'm not selling religion). That bench I sat on at the hospital had plenty of presence and I was immediately moved to write this piece because of that.
This is STUNNING DA!!......read it twice now and it just seems to become more elegant with each read......BEAUTIFULLY penned and formatted!!....PINNED!!......powerful!!.......LOVE & ROCKETS!!.....T xo : )
Wow, thank you. I gave a copy of it to the oncology dept hoping to get that positivity message across. You do see some sights, people of all ages and in all stages of their journey with cancer. It's inspiring talking to sufferers and their loved ones who are dealing with this cruel invader the big C.
A truly truly beautiful and soulful write DA. I love poems when the writer manages to convey the wanderings of mind, the solitude of thoughts...fabulous my friend. Your comment to BM...there is definitely more than this life...trust me 🙃🤩...regardless the names we attach...spirits, ghosts, aliens, god's, angels etc. The real question is what where who and why...not if, in my book anyway. So glad you are presently in good health x
Oh believe me I am only too aware that there is more going on than what we are able to perceive in our present existence here. I had cause to reject the religion i was 'educated/brainwashed' with and did a lot of soul searching - my spiritual journey LOL - to arrive in a place where i am at peace with what 'is' and quite convinced there is 'more'. A 'more' which is closed to our consciousness but there are clues, quite a lot really. And then there are angels too. Hope I haven't spooked you with this, and I'm not trying to sell anything nor preach.
Thank you for your kind words and understanding.
You can't spook me I live with spooks lol. I am still on.my spiritual journey quest...whatever cos while I know there is more and agree by the way with all you've said...I am so so angry at the entire set up and really really want to make a complaint...I am currently exploring different journeys find the 'people' in charge! I'm happy you have found peace DA...we underestimate peace of mind untill its gone 🌹🌹
I don't think we're meant to find the ppl i charge, but rather just to be aware that there is something which it might be convenient to call the god force (or whatever) out there doing it's stuff and we are here for some reason or other with all our trials and tribulations finding a path throught it all. And we may be assessed at the end of our mortal existence (if you believe in reincarnation) with a view to being assigned another existence as something or other to have another go at some sort of life.
I can't stand to be preached at by bible thumpers who are sold on an idea, which has got so many holes in it, who tell me that i must do this or must do that. I'm guilty of getting into trouble with them for shooting them down in flames... but that's another story.
I used to believe in reincarnation but now the idea horrifies me DA. The thought of my son completely disappearing and acting another role in another life ...to me...is hell. It makes a mockery and appoints a pointlessness to the deep and intense relationships we have here on earth.
This is one of the reasons I have a problem with the whole system for want if a better word...any 'force' that could think up such cruelty is not necessarily good. Who says there is anything good out there anyway? None of us know and we only think like this because of religions itself whether we like it or not. So while you or I do not follow or believe in any religion they have to some extent shaped out beliefs on the ultimate 'goodness' of the universe. Heaven, light, angels, spirits etc etc. Me...I now question whether any goodness exists anywhere at all. x