A picture of health
A body in motion
Wellness through stealth
No alternative notion.
Doctors would look
Bemused and surprised
Not by the book
Their questions disguised.
No surgeries ever
Medicines none
“You clearly endeavor
A long life to run”.
My answer a smile
No words would suffice
I\'ll just wait a while
For life\'s fickle dice.
Then out of the blue
One morning I wake
Having no clue
The source of that ache.
I prod and I feel
Tender to touch
No cause will reveal
Why the pain is so much.
The days turn to weeks
Relief not in sight
Each morning now greets
A day that\'s less bright.
Specialists prod
They gaze and confer
Then a frightening nod
A sign they concur.
The cancer is strong
Spreading too fast
We can\'t this prolong
The patient won\'t last.
The rest is a blur
A race to survive
No margin to err
For a cure they all strive.
As to me, I live on
Learning to cope
Embracing each dawn
With courage and hope.
Life is a candle
That\'s shielded by love
God holds the handle
Destiny\'s dove.
RAI 11/2026