Tag Archives: sickness

Short Leaveof Absence

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Helen

Hi Everyone I’m sitting here on Saturday morning, my time, nursing this nasty cold/flu that seems to be traversing the world right now. And I’m finding the initial ‘feel much better to just get out of bed’ feeling I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Conversation, Earth | Tagged absence, absent, choice, cold, flu, Musings, sickness | 44 Comments

Haiku of the Unwanted

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Helen

Toothache calls/ Dentist phone number/on the wall Sickness chills/ Toilet bowl haven/of the ill Feel it snap/ Broken bone now that/won’t set back Tympani Of the heart’s true anx/iety (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged broken, dark, dentistry, illness, Musings, pain, sickness, toothache, truth | 10 Comments

Sickness

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Helen

Sickness pulsates First vague headache Along stretched sinuses And belly turning Inner revolutions Simultaneously Chills across the torso Pin pricking arms And deep tiredness Susserates the form Eyes heavy but somehow Too swollen to close Back and forth Undulating waves … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged cruelty, dark, illness, pain, sickness, virus | 8 Comments

Sleep Disturbance

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Helen

When I dreamt of you two nights ago it made me sick I wondered if the sickness made me think, and therefore dream of you I am not sure But then this terrible news I am told You will be soon … Continue reading →