Linked to: http://dversepoets.com/2014/09/09/poetics-bringing-light-to-darkness/
prognosis grim-
after years of
battling asthma,
her body bearing
those ravages,
she was slowly
succumbing
to new onslaught:
acute lymphocytic
leukemia, a kind
of cancer…
her own cells
would betray her.
a wheezing
shortness of
breath was
her personal
trademark, as
was her breezy
sense of humor.
after bad news,
i drove to hospital
to talk for our
last time (before
hospice left her
without words).
she softly
explained to
my young sons
that she would
be going to see
Jesus soon…
i choked back
sobs, blinking
at the gorgeous
gerbera daisy
from her only
grand daughter,
packing to come.
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a poem in my pocket 
Sep 12, 2014 @ 22:52:55
So sad. k .
Sep 11, 2014 @ 13:38:29
This is very sad, yet the love is the light that makes these experiences bearable. Made me think of the day my mother died. The feelings are so heightened when we witness the death of a loved one. You write of it beautifully.
Sep 11, 2014 @ 11:25:48
A tender loving tribute to a beloved relative who will be missed.
Sep 10, 2014 @ 22:41:53
Heartbreaking and tenderly sweet.
Sep 10, 2014 @ 21:57:40
so sad.
Notes From A Metro Line
Sep 10, 2014 @ 14:21:12
Very sweet repose. That flower so beautiful I can see it. Prayers are with you. Shame about medicine causes other things.
Sep 10, 2014 @ 12:08:56
Indeed very heart breaking….you have captured that poignant moment so well ~
Sep 10, 2014 @ 12:00:04
I agree with the previous comments, this is utterly heartbreaking – lump-in-throat stuff – wonderful write.
Sep 10, 2014 @ 04:06:06
Adding the daisy was very effective. And, indeed, the downside of adequate pain management so often impedes the ability to communicate. It’s a fine line to walk.
Sep 10, 2014 @ 12:37:21
My family has been blessed more than once by the ministry of hospice…so grateful!(wanted to mention hospice care, keep 13 lines to stanza and note she’ll lose ability to respond…sometimes language is limiting)
Sep 10, 2014 @ 03:38:26
i’m so glad the only granddaughter packed with daisy comes to see a love of life again..once again…
The distances between are so large now..
but the love never travels far…
as long as it is true…
Nice that you have that…
it’s what counts..as far as i know…now…
in life or death…
Sep 10, 2014 @ 05:00:26
That single flower – a small light indeed.. I’m choking right now..
Sep 10, 2014 @ 12:41:50
Yes, love’s bonds hold strong…she was a favorite aunt, like a mother to me.
Sep 10, 2014 @ 02:57:39
Bittersweet…here and then gone..
Sep 10, 2014 @ 02:14:12
it was a good good-bye, with dignity and love.
Sep 10, 2014 @ 01:56:13
heartbreaking… ugh, got a bit misty-eyed. Cancer has taken too many away from us… And the last imagery of the gerbera daisy from her only grand daughter–gorgeous.