Trying to Heal Before Surgery 6/22/05

Inspired by an Old English Ballad:

I will lay me down

and Bleed awhile

Though I am Wounded

I am not Slain

I Shall Rise and

Fight Again.

TIME OUT AND REST AWHILE

I will Rest Awhile,

But Continue to do My Part...

Though I'm in Pain-

It Won't Last this Trial...

With Prayer and Faith,

I'll be Whole and Soon Smile!

diny

Gone are the Days

Gone are the Days

My Mind Matters Most,

Life is Worth Living When I Know...

But Now, Who am I? Unknown.

I'm Often Feeling so Low.

Frightened From Losing My Way...

Where Am I? Why Memory Gone?

Again I Say " I Don't Know Who I Am!"

Again I Say " I Don't Know Where I Am!"

God, Bring My Body Back Home,

This Last Road Tis Not the Best...

Trapped and Life Lacks Living-

Take Me Home and Give Me Rest!

Diny

College after Dark

Night School

Soul Wandering Dark Night,

Fog be My Disguise-

Tall Trees, Barren Limbs.

Reaching Branches Embrace,

Harmonious Heartbeat Ponders...

Eerie Ghostly College Campus.

Mysterious Dark Tales Tell,

Tall Trees Talking Fog...

Then at Once Disappear.

DINY

Son of My Son

SON OF MY SON

Many Years Have Past,

My Quiver is so Full...

Yet Tonight is Special-

Born Son of My Son.

I Print His Picture,

I Hold It to My Bosom,

A Thrill, A Joy, Such Happiness...

A Tear Wets My Eye.

I'm Thankful to Be Alive-

And Watch Him Grow...

Mission, Temple Marriage,

Son of My Son's Son Soon!

Diny

Song of a Bird

SONG OF A BIRD

I Walk and Hear Sweet Music,

I Hear Her Voice as I Wake-

I Sit Outside and Marvel,

Such a Sweet Song For My Sake.

Healing in Hearing Her Voice,

As She Sings to All Creation-

Nature is God's Gift to Us...

Song of a Bird, Such Salvation.

Diny

Child Labor

Mexican Child Labor

We Walked the Shops in Mazatlan,

Not Caring What We Found.

Content We Were With All We Had-

But Then There Came a Sound.

Lady Will You Buy From Me?

From My Box of Simple Wares-

I Said "Here's a Dollar, Honey",

So Saddened by Her Stares.

Too Young, I Thought to Sell...

Too Young to Be Alone-

Where's Mom? No School Today?

Mexico Poverty, My Heart Did Moan!

Diny

Let's Go Boating

Dockside Date

Love Us

On Board

Joy Us

Leftovers

Taste So Good

when We

Eat to The

Music of the Moon

Lights Dance

on the Water

Never left

the Dock!

Diny

My Time is Near

My Time is Near

It is Monday at the Hospital,

My Hands are Tied Down...

My Left Eye is Swollen Shut-

It is my Son...So I Yelp!

Give Me Liberty or

Give Me Death...

Damn Damn Damn

Help Help Help

It is Tuesday at the Hospital,

Doc says Swollen Head is Shingles-

Left Lower Lobe is Pneumonia...

Now Wednesday..I Just want a Million Bucks!

Thursday after joking...I'm eating well,

No One Comes to See Me Today...

I Slip into Depression...Pain,

Just stop the Pain, Oh Shucks!

Friday, I'll Play Possum and Keep Still-

He's Unresponsive Doc tells Nurse,

Order a Test, Possible Stroke...

All Day, Lay Still, Don't Eat or Drink!

Son Arrives, Says Hi DAD,

I Open my One Eye, Say Hi...

Nurse Runs Right In-Surprised-

For All Day, Not One Blink!

I Tell My Son "I will Die a Horrible Death",

But Why He Asks, Why Dad?

'Cause I Won't Eat or Drink-

I So Just Want to Die!

It is Saturday, I'm Better Now You See-

Since I Have Memory Loss, I'm Eating Now...

Today I'm Just as Happy as Can Be,

Just Forgot I Wanted to Die-I Did Not Lie!

Someday Soon, I Know I Will Pass On...

I Just Wish it Did Not Take so Long-

My Life is Wasting Ever so Slowly Away,

And I'm Powerless to Help Death Come Along!

Diny

* Near the end of his life, David had moments of REALITY...in the hospital they took away all of his drugs to calm him from hallucinations of late stage Alzheimers. He so hated being strapped down and wasting away. He did not last long after this last hospital visit and joined his wife of nearly 60 years. Rich had wanted a feeding tube to give him strength to battle the Shingles and Pneumonia, Barb agreed with me (the POA) that it would not be his wishes to prolong any passing. It was a very emotional day at the hospital for both siblings as they followed their Father's wishes to be allowed to die "a horrible death", one of refusing food. But so like the GREENE Men, his strength and fight to fend off disease prevailed and he returned to the Memory Care Center to await Death another Day!