Saturday, March 19, 2011

Hope

Hope

I knelt before her
she in her recliner
unable to move
from the waist down
unable to speak
I looked into her eyes
and said, "Don't you
give up hope, I have
read about remissions,
don't you give up hope."

She may have been
thinking, "fat chance."
She may have been
given hope.  I didn't
lie to her, I had read
about remissions, will
hope sustain her, will
it make the difference?
Are they who hope the
ones freed from affliction?

13 comments:

  1. good question-leaves me pondering. can one accept reality yet still have hope? Your poem raises some interesting and important questions.

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  2. You of Hope:

    I hope you are right. Thank you for your
    hopes, Willow.

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  3. What a touching time, touching moment. Don't loose hope; we just can't. I think you gave her your hope as a gift here.

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  4. such a paradox this is, and dilemma (?) that hope presents. you describe a painful situation vividly, and i am reminded of a line that says something to the effect of: "anyone can doubt, but it takes courage to hope."

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  5. Good question with a powerful message. Well done.

    Pamela

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  6. Nice writing. :-)

    Sometimes when a person feels no hope, we can give them the gift of hope just by believing.

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  8. will hope sustain us? one of those questions we can never know the answer to ...
    very elegant response

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  9. Powerful and you left us wondering~! It depends on the person and their condition. Hope can move mountains; I hope... Well Done!

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  10. I think I already told you how much I like this poem of hope Willow but wanted to make sure you knew I was visiting your blog! I like the clean look of your blog here. Hugs.

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  11. I love this captured moment, poignant as it is. I love your spirit..

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