poem – Page 3 – My journey with Parkinsons

The words in my head

My words come to me My words come to me, at times they’re unbidden From the depths of my brain, where they’ve been hidden I can be busy at work or driving my car They come to me often, wherever we are The words that I write can move me to tears As I tryContinue reading “The words in my head”

Your glowing screen offends me…

We had been looking forward to a concert by The Proclaimers and attended it last night. The concert was incredible, with lots of memorable songs that we all knew and some new ones from their latest album. However, there was one thing that really got on my nerves! Why is it that people think itsContinue reading “Your glowing screen offends me…”

Just because life is not all about Parkinson’s

A poem I wrote over 20 years ago after meeting my wonderful husband online. I always say he is the best internet shopping bargain I’ve ever had. A wee bit of Friday Fun! Ode to Shopping for Shoes and finding a mateBeen sitting here thinking and considered with careAnd now here’s my thoughts that I’dContinue reading “Just because life is not all about Parkinson’s”

So you’ve got Parkinson’s…

Just a quick poem So you’ve got Parkinson’s what does it mean Are you the person that you’ve always been? So you’ve got Parkinson’s who do you tell Only those closest who know you so well? So you’ve got Parkinson’s what have you left Have dreams all been lost and so you’re bereft? So you’veContinue reading “So you’ve got Parkinson’s…”

The poem…

I tried to write a poemBut my mind just has a blankI tried to write a poemThere’s no words in the tankI tried to write a poemThe sort of one that rhymesI tried to write a poemAnd tried to several timesI tried to write a poemA task that once was easyI tried to write aContinue reading “The poem…”

Suddenly

Suddenly my world stood still And suddenly I woke Suddenly my world had changed And I had had a stroke Suddenly a whispered word But in my head I shout Suddenly the words are there But I can’t get them out Suddenly my arm is wrong My leg is not the best And suddenly I’mContinue reading “Suddenly”

We don’t hold hands anymore..

We don’t hold hands anymore Parkies has left me bereft We don’t hold hands anymore For I must swing my left We don’t hold hands anymore As we’re walking down the street We don’t hold hands anymore A stroll feels incomplete We don’t hold hands anymore I feel a sense of loss We don’t holdContinue reading “We don’t hold hands anymore..”