Notice of absence from Tom Dylan
Sorry if there is a delay in replying or if I'm away for short periods. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon says, life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.
Sorry if there is a delay in replying or if I'm away for short periods. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon says, life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.
With the room spinning around me
I clutch the bedsheets tight in fevered hands,
sweating, yet freezing cold.
Can I get you anything? my wife asks.
I need, I mutter, p-p…
Painkillers? She suggests.
No, I need p-p…
A prescription? Should I call the doctor?
No, I need p-p…
Pillows? Do you need more pillows
to prop you up?
I gesture to the thin book on the night-stand
pointing frantically,
like a man stranded on a desert island
waving for rescue.
Poetry, I say,
I need poetry.
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Felt to me like you needed the potty............ ........Tom (keeping my distance).🤢
Thumbs up for YOUR punchline.
Haha... I didn't even think of that. Doh! 🙂
A fine write Tom, I say, a fine write.
Thanks Orchi. Appreciated. Cheers, Tom
Yes. Powerful work.
Thanks, mate, really appreciated.
A good dose of poetry goes a long way to cure the ill, or at least to make it bearable. Such a fun write to read, couldn't help but smile all the way through to that perfect punchline.
Thanks a lot, Bella. Yes, sometimes if I'm feeling under the weather, my favourite poems does seem to lift my spirits.:) Cheers, Tom.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Wise words, mate.
Not mine...
Fine words Tom, I hope she got you the book.
Andy
Thanks, Andy. Appreciated. To be fair, my wife does look after me but I'm not the best patient when I've got the old man-flu. 🙂
Excellent Tom, I wasn't expecting such a cracking punchline .. made me chuckle and truly .. Neville
Thanks a lot, mate. When I'm not feeling well there's nothing better than a good cup of tea and a book. 🙂
A poem a day keeps the doctor away. Great write Tom. 😉👍
Thanks a lot, AP. A book a day keeps the doctor away, if you throw it hard enough. 🙂
Keep your head low. 🙄
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