Christmas Stroke

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Christmas Stroke

Strong family provider
can't tie his shoe
his brain knows how
but, fingers don't
follow through

Christmas morning
awoke like any day
but, in a second
he lost his way

the stroke hit hard
it changed his face
he's not the same
feels out of place

surgery and therapy
help him to cope
we'll stick it out
and nver lose hope

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devaamido commented on Christmas Stroke

02-12-2010

Excellent description of the horror and subsequent frustrations of experiencing paralytic stroke. The poem's lean structure understates the emotional response & is thereby more effective than more wordy work would have been. Blessings to both you and your husband. I sincerely pray that 2010 will be a prosperous & happy year for you.

earthly

02/12/2010

Thank-you-you and your loved ones as well...Earthly

kage commented on Christmas Stroke

01-23-2010

This poem flows well ,the wording is easy to understand and could be read by any age level i think and understood

kage commented on Christmas Stroke

01-18-2010

just a good poem about someone you love,its hard to write like that but i think its best sometimes if ya do

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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