I will be participating in a poetry jam tonight and will be the second person. My poem is called INTERNAL MOVEMENTS. I’m very excited and hope you all will tune in. You can find the text for INTERNAL MOVEMENTS on this website. It the most recent post on March 23, 2023.
Here’s the link to the poetry jam. You have to register to get the zoom link.
https://pcla.org/event/living-artistically-with-parkinsons-poetry-jam-2023/
Late in my life, My true love was found. That’s when I learned how love is profound. True love, gives you strength, when you feel weak. True love fights for you, when you cannot fight. When illness arrives, he stands by your side. He whispers so softly, you can get through. When your energy dips and fatigue wins the fight, he reminds you to rest. say good night. When you walk slow, he walks next to you. When movement stiffens, he will sit with you. He holds your hand together as one. Every breath and each moment, he will hold your hand. Through the hardest of days. through the toughest of times. in the present moment, he is there with you. When you need him, he is there. Walking beside you. holding your hand. Now that is true love always there. Staying true. Cheryl Wirtley February 2022
Listen.
Be still.
Breathe deeply.
Take pen
to paper.
Listen.
Be still.
Breathe deeply.
Write thoughts.
Empty the mind.
Listen.
Be still.
Breathe deeply.
Pen glides,
thoughts flow.
Listen.
Be still.
Breathe deeply.
Pen moves,
Feelings seep through cracks.
Listen.
Be still.
Breathe deeply.
Reveal,
deep feelings.
Reveal,
feelings,
won’t admit.
Reveal,
deep hopes,
deep dreams.
Feelings inside,
cannot be true.
Cannot be denied.
Write both good and bad.
Write until the well runs dry.
Write.
Be still.
Listen.
Free your soul.
Dedicated to the Working with Parkinson’s support group.
No time for tears. No time to cry. Reality has hit square in the eye. Trembling. Shaking. Moving. Always moving. Restlessness settles in the bones. Weariness rolls over the limbs. A new awareness is revealed imparting unwanted knowledge. Bending forward, falling beneath the heavy load. Courage and strength are needed, to continue the path you are on. Reach deep inside your soul, have faith that you can carry on.
Today,
accept where you are.
Feel and notice,
How your body is
Moving or not moving.
In this moment,
This day.
Accept your body’s feelings,
Uncontrolled or still.
Embrace the movement
Shaking your limbs every way.
Allow yourself to surrender.
Acknowledge the pain.
Accept the awareness within.
Even if it breaks your heart.
Accept the sensations
Even if forceful and strong.
Accept the changes
With grace and compassion.
Breathe.
Surrender.
Let it be.
Inside Parkinson's 