Rallentanda
Friday, December 14, 2018
For All The Carers At Christmas
every year
she watches love actually and home alone
enjoys both every single time
listens to all the schmaltzy crooners
makes every attempt to be merry
prepares beautiful food
decorates the house
she loves christmas
every year it is the same
every year another spoiler
as the cross is to the vampire
christmas is to the mentally disordered
she finds jack nicholson from the shining
sitting in her lounge room
one day she is going to collapse
under the weight of the cross
she has been designated to carry
a commitment with no escape clause
until then...
captain trooper true blue
will steal moments of joy
pray for a miracle
soldier on
and fight the good fight with all her might
she could use some prayers as well
being an angel
is difficult without wings
or a halo
Heeding Haiku With Chevrefeuille - MLMM
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads
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I LOVE her spirit. No grumbledy-peg is going to thwart her, thankfully. Love this poem so much.
ReplyDeleteLove this courageous poem.
ReplyDelete...loving that haiku!
ReplyDeleteSo thankful there are those who reach out in a holiday season when so many feel so alone. Yes, I love that haiku.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. I wish so much for her. Love how you say it, the weight she has been designated to carry. Wow. So well articulated, not her choice, society's choice for sure. Such a weight. Thank you for shining a light on her spirit and beauty for us to read about.
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