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wow theres loads of lovley poety here weell done all of you xx

Hot deep pressure
rising mound
explosive eruption
hot flow
Etna displays.

Crabby Old Man

What do you see nurses? ......What do you see?
What are you thinking...when you're looking at me?
A crabby old man, not very wise,
Uncertain of habit ........with faraway eyes?

Who dribbles his food.......and makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice.....'I do wish you'd try!'
Who seems not to notice.....the things that you do.
And forever is losing .............. a sock or a shoe?

Who, resisting or not...........lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding ... The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking? Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse.......you're not looking at me.

I'll tell you who I am...... As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, .....as I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten.......with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters .......who love one another.

A young boy of Sixteen ..........with wings on his feet
Dreaming that soon now ........a lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty .........my heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows......that I promised to keep.

At Twenty-Five, now .......... I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide ..... And a secure happy home.
A man of Thirty ........ My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other ........ With ties that should last.

At Forty, my young sons .....have grown and are gone,
But my woman's beside me........to see I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more ... .... Babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children ......... My loved one and me.

Dark days are upon me .......... My wife is now dead.
I look at the future ...........I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing .......young of their own.
And I think of the years...... And the love that I've known.

I'm now an old man...........and nature is cruel.
Tis jest to make old age ......look like a fool.
The body it crumbles ..........grace and vigor, depart,
There is now a stone........where I once had a heart.

But inside this old carcass ...... A young guy still dwells,
And now and again ........my battered heart swells.
I remember the joys.............. I remember the pain.
And I'm loving and living.............life over again.

I think of the years ....all too few......gone too fast.
And accept the stark fact ........that nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people.......open and see..
Not a crabby old man.... Look closer....see...*ME!! *




I cannot claim credit for this as it was sent to me in an email but its a moving story so I felt it worthy of posting

That's lovely Steve

Thanks for posting it

That was the lovliest poem I have read in a long time Steve and very close to home at the moment

that poem is used as part of dementia training. it's beautiful and sad all the same time but can help families to understand some of what is going on.

nice one steve

whips

wow steve....

all i can say is wow.. moved me to tears.. thankyou for posting

x

Life says here look at this
Life says hurry make a plan
Life says bad luck plan screwed
I say stuff the plan, do it now, to late!

Love was like a burning flame
It filled the heart with fire.
As we walked the sand of time
The burning flame grew higher.

We've strolled for years hand in hand
The heart it still remembers.
But as we walk here growing old
The flames are settled embers.

whips

you suggesting i'm a devil as oposed to an angel?




well actually i may be a little

Ding dong the wizard is gone
the evil man who would have me dead
hes finally got what is coming to him
and is locked up without any shame..

well i hope hes gone i know its true..
i go to work and fell my smile shine through
hes no longer there watching me ..
i can finally be the me that is truly me

the hardest thing was seeing him there
sat opposite me every day
i told the truth i said it outloud
but no one did a thing to save my mind..

now hes gone karama has worked...
hes getting whats been coming for him..
i hope they know inside what hes done
and i hope karma gets the job done..

KARMA.. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE.. THE GOOD ALWAYS WINS IN THE END!!!!!!! HA!

I am an island, standing alone in a sea of unhappiness
Many ships pass but keep sailing on to other lands.
I look to the horizon but see nothing but the expanse of lonliness
A desolation before me, past ships long gone, never to return.

One ship anchored here many moons since
It stayed a while and for that time I blossomed.
Happiness in abundance like the scattering petals of the mayflower
Life was good and contentment bountiful, my seas warmed in his sun
Where he touched me, new life grew as never before
My Eden flourished.

Then the day came when his ship broke anchor, a storm untethered
Gathering speed, sails billowing in the wind carrying him further away
Gone from me and taking with him, his sun
Darkness grew, my life and happiness withering in the desolation
No more his sun to warm my heart, it follows him away.

Alone I stood, searching for his distinctive shape far out to sea
But nothing I saw and I grew cold
Shivering in my lonliness and despair, nought could comfort me
Night fell and there remained
Icy fingers tearing at my heart and stinging my eyes to tears.

I see a sail! The sun sparkling it's reflection
Could it be? Is it he returning?
Truly, it is he though past me he sails on to another land
He sees me not, as though now invisible
His sights set on foreign shores, never to return acroos the sea, where I wait

I am an insland and will forever stand in the sea of unhappiness
For my true love's ship has anchored far away on another land and I am alone

I reach out for a promising form
but my hand passes through sea mist.
cold and damp my night.

its here again , that time i dread
the time i sit and shake my head
the time i want to hide away
the time i cant stop the tears from being shed

i do my best to stand up tall
and make my self into a ball
its hard to do i tell you know
tall and ball make you small

but i know it will pass i know it will
i have to believe it or else il be blue
the time i dread is coming fast
the time my babies were born at last

Can anyone at least get me started on this web?
having a nighmare??

I wonder lonely in the cafe
no friend to hold me tight
Is there a football match on?