A Call to Arms

Suit up my love

Summon all your force

For a hill with menacing clouds overhead

Prevails ominously at the foot of us

We’ve weathered life’s storms and laughed

Till now, no hill worth climbing

Has crossed our winding path

In the forty two years of our blessed binding

But now I need you squeeze my hand

Steady your limbs, expand your chest

And summit the craggy peaks of this wasteland

To peer beyond the barren crest

Peruse with me the welcomed valley miles below

Where promises of extended time

Emerges from the faint shadow

Of a conquered treacherous climb

A CALL TO ARMS – SYNOPSIS

Encouragement is a vital component of any cancer patient’s care plan. As Ken’s surgery date drew near, I penned this poem to bolster his spirits. I imagined the two of us summiting a treacherous mountain with the prospect of gleaning extended time.