Cry me a river…
Spawned and fed from Everest’s famed frozen peaks
To carry my rage and sadness that be
Messaged by Hermes the God of the Greeks
Cry me a river…
Of perpetual herculean grade
To cascade the summit’s edges
On measured descent to lush forest shade
Cry me a river…
Where swirling eddies and surging currents
Shift frenzied fury to relentless calm
To quell my life’s numerous deterrents
Cry me a river…
Of unpretentious childlike innocence
To give valid meaning to life’s journey
When all seems so lost and little makes sense
Cry me a river…
Of horizonless length and cosmic depth
To traverse the earth’s faraway reaches
Just me and my love, bereft of regrets
CRY ME A RIVER - SYNOPSIS
On Sept 18, 2020, it was announced that chief justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away after a 10 year battle with pancreatic cancer. That day, on route from the zoo, the love of my life was given the same diagnosis by phone in a crowded SUV with his grandkids and daughter. Even though that very afternoon we were seen by a team of doctors and nurses, I had no illusions. As a physician, I knew the overall survival rate was about 10% no matter what stage. It was going to be a battle to get him to outlier status with this disease.
This poem is a culmination of emotions from unbelievable rage, to sadness, to disbelief, and finally just wishful thinking wanting to escape the whole situation knowing this was a formidable foe.
Hi Connie,
I'm Alda Hildebrand, Mrs. H's daughter in-law.
First of all, out condolences go out to you and your family!
Mrs. H is so thankful to hear from you and wanted me to reach out to you.
She has so many good memories working for you.
She is doing well. She has moved however so that more of her physical need can be met.
If you would like to contact her, please message me on facebook and I will send you the info.
Your website is great. Your poetry is excellent. We will be sure to follow it.
Thank you for allowing us into your personal life.
Regards,
Alda
You are fantastic, excellent writer.
We talk about it you and me ..
We think about you, miss you very much, also Ken. He Will stay in our Hearts forever.
I Will read more poems from you.
Love it.
Love from yours Elisabeth