goldenlangur Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 (edited) cancer ward through a web of tubes our eyes meet I hold your grip-less fingers will you to live For my uncle who died 20th May 2009. goldenlangur Edited July 11, 2009 by goldenlangur Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Poignant piece Golden, hello GL good to see you here again. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thank you Frank for your kind words. Good to be back and to see you here in this new, shining place :) goldenlangur Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 The sense of helplessness that overtakes the visitor in the cancer ward pervades this tanka, Goldenlangur. I know the feeling. Sometimes there's just nothing anyone, not even doctors, can do to help. With deepest sympathy on your loss, Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hi Tony, You read with sympathy and an understanding of the dilemma of watching someone dear die: The sense of helplessness that overtakes the visitor in the cancer ward.... Sometimes there's just nothing anyone, not even doctors, can do to help. Thank you for the condolence. My uncle would have been 61 this August and he loved a good laugh and still had plans for life. With appreciation. goldenlangur Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 A good tribute in your own way Goldenlangur. Your work was missed. So glad to read you again after some time, even not glad that you have had hard moments in your family so you wrote this poem. I wish you never wrote this one. My condolence for the lose and my admiration for your perfect tanka eye. Aleksandra Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen M. Callirhoe Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) hi goldenlangur, sorry for your lose, my condolences. the tanka grasp what sickness makes people glimpse. victor Edited July 16, 2009 by Larsen M. Callirhoe Quote Larsen M. Callirhoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Hi gl, This poem has a desparation to it, the tubes the gripless fingers. You paint images none of us want to see. The title alone almost kept me away. I am a cancer survivor, it has been 15 years but I still don't like to go there in my thoughts. I am sorry such sadness has visited you recently. I am glad you can write about it and share your loss. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 You're right, Alexandra - each tribute is quite personal and one hopes special. Thank you for your sympathy and the condolence: not glad that you have had hard moments in your family so you wrote this poem. I wish you never wrote this one. My condolence for the lose and my admiration for your perfect tanka eye. Aleksandra My uncle was like a parent and an important part of my life. Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Thank you victor. Your condolence and gentle wisdom mean a lot: hi goldenlangur, sorry for your lose, my condolences. the tanka grasp what sickness makes people glimpse. victor Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Hi Tink, I'm so sorry that this tanka brought back memories of your own experience of cancer. I cannot even imagine how difficult and frightening that must have been for you but I'm touched that you share your experience. The sadness surrounding my uncle's death is not only because he suffered such pain but the regret that perhaps more could have been done if only it had been discovered earlier. With appreciation. goldenlangur Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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