Reading Our "Poetry".

The highlight of the most recent creative writing series was the opportunity for each classmate to read several of their works to an audience.  The venue was a luncheon gathering in Gilda’s Club’s main hall.  Attendees were folks who had earlier that day participated in a number of cancer support groups.

Here are my contributions to that event:

                        Love

Meals prepared and shared

Dishes washed

Trash taken out

Beds made

Dogs fed

Hands held walking to the movies

Love is often shown in ordinary ways.

Rising in time for a 7:30 AM departure to the hospital

Sitting beside my bed in pre-op for six hours

Waiting another hour for surgery to complete

Driving home from Loma Linda to Thousand Palms in rush-hour traffic

Love is sometimes shown in extraordinary ways.

            My Latin Wife

Loving Latin wife,

Evelyn showers love on

family and pets.

My Puerto Rican Mama

is the best thing in my life.

Note that, except for the instructor, Ted, I was the only male in the class.  From my perspective the ladies were much more creative than I.  It was a privilege to participate with them.