Finding Solace in Writing Alzheimer’s Poetry
I often find solace in writing down my feelings in poetry. I’ve discovered this form sometimes serves me better than pure prose.
As I recall those Alzheimer’s days with my mom, words come to mind that seem better expressed verse. Perhaps this brings me closer to Mother, too, for she frequently jotted her thoughts and feelings in poetry.
When You Think the Mind Is Gone
By Mary Emma Allen
When you think the mind is gone,
And she doesn’t recognize,
When the past becomes her life
And time flows into time….
Then a window opens,
If only for a moment…
She smiles in recognition
As you say her name.
Or the notes of a familiar song
Brings alertness to her eyes.
While her hand taps to the rhythn
And she hums a bar or two.
That spark of awareness
Gives joy for the moment.
And a sense that her spirit
Still lurks beneath the haze.
(c)2007 Mary Emma Allen
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