My mother's death

My mom died peacefully in a local hospital on Christmas eve, after being hospitalized for about 3 weeks. I called 911 when she complained of feeling like she was be sick. I asked her where it hurt. She pointed to her chest and I was on the phone. The medic said her vitals were not bad. I said she has low blood pressure and she doesn't complain. They agreed to take  her in - long story short - she ended up in the ICU once they got her heart enzymes from her blood work.

So she didn't suffer because of early intervention.

In JAN 2005 I wrote the next two poems.

GREAT

That it didn't go on forever

That it was as good as it was

That I tried and didn't give up

And I love finally because

You chose to see the world my way

With your life you entrusted me

I'm grateful we found love together

And I will always be

Grateful and amazed

And graceful because of you

And all I came to know and trust

While we saw it through

To its painful resolution

Loss most always implies pain

Grateful I can say

I'd do it all again

PFK

1/o5

Gentle snowfall

Hope reborn

Quiet beauty

If you're warm

Nature's swirling

Flakes of down

Gently fall 

And settle down

Just like hope

As it settles in

Changing your vision

Of everything

PFK

1/05