by Susie | Jun 13, 2009 | Poetry, Travel, Uncategorized
He dreams of Montazah the palace within his mind as he is quietly resting I know he goes back in time, the splendid ‘Salam-lek’ palace built high on hills above this turquoise studded jewel secluded bay, entwined with doves. Amid the palms...
by Susie | Jun 10, 2009 | Love poems, Poetry, Uncategorized
Brown they are you know,big and shiny like Autumn conkersfringed and dark charcoal smudgesemitting beams like fireflies,seeing all but telling no one,meditative powerful authorityonce of lushness,the eyes that could bewitch a maidennow a little faded perhaps rheumyone...
by Susie | Jun 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
As readers to this blog already know I chronicle here, a continuous register of updates and poems telling of Hamada’s journey with the difficult disease of Multiple Myeloma. A most complex illness to treat and stage, with at the moment, no known cure. Still for...
by Susie | Jun 1, 2009 | Love poems, Multiple myeloma, Poetry, Uncategorized
As sure as the sun risesin the East everydayas sure as your smilelights-up the room where you layas sure as this calamitylife robs in this way,as sure as my angersnags through this pain,as sure as the worried looks,painted on the faces of friends I see, there will be...
by Susie | May 30, 2009 | My Family, Poetry, Uncategorized
I dreamt of having boys you know a thousand years ago, tall strong bright eyed boys, who’d make me laugh as I grew old, good honest loving boys with values and a ‘Joie de Vivre’ two boys would be just right I...
by Susie | May 28, 2009 | Music, Uncategorized
Hamada continues much the same, sleeping his way through most days, bless him. He is trying to conserve/find some energy for a forthcoming special event. Son Matt’s40TH Birthday, when the whole family will be here for a long weekend. We hope to make this a very...