De is hosting our Quadrille Monday. A quadrille is a 44 word poem exactly, using a prompted word. De has chosen “balloon” for us today. Come join us for these wonderful short poems. Quadrille #29
Mama’s Balloon
Breath of God
blown into a pink balloon.
It grew larger and larger
and it soared and dipped
until one day,
My mother was told
her left ventricle had ballooned out
and it could burst at any minute.
I hope it is quick: aneurysm
kanzen sakura 
Mar 27, 2017 @ 16:40:14
Oh, that comma. And all that comes after. My heart.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 16:41:43
Thank you De. My heart as well.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 16:53:27
Oh, that’s hard. Very tough to think about.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 16:55:36
Yes it is.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 17:00:09
Sending sympathy.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 17:15:51
I am so sorry to hear this 😦 sending love and prayers..
Mar 27, 2017 @ 17:17:08
There is no rainbow with this balloon. I hope you are able to spend all the time in the world with them
Mar 27, 2017 @ 17:23:23
I am sorry to hear this. Best wishes.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 23:00:46
Thank you.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 17:44:48
This hurts, Toni. The uncertainty of living with an aneurysm is so scary but then, we all live in uncertainty. I was recently invited to consider: What would you do today if you knew you would die tonight?
Mar 27, 2017 @ 23:00:20
It is an interesting question and one I have pondered in the past. It is sad but she is cheerful and upbeat. Bless you Victoria.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 18:18:44
In reply to Victoria’s inquiry, I’d like to think I would embrace calmness, preparing for there Grand Transition–but probably I would rage, rage ale-Dylan Thomas, doubting what I had believed for so long. Yes, our minds drifted in the same strata.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 22:55:59
I have worked hard to achieve peace in my life. But I am not sure. Life is too real at this point. I’d like to think I would be calm and continue to have faith. But…
Mar 27, 2017 @ 18:43:37
So sad to read this Toni ~ Prayers and peace for the family ~
Mar 27, 2017 @ 22:57:14
Thank you Grace. I an in the process of pulling myself together.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 18:43:47
praying for healing hands and peace to descend
Mar 27, 2017 @ 20:57:36
my mother is ill with heart issues and it can be so stressful, the unknowing…
wishing you peace…
Mar 27, 2017 @ 20:59:52
Yes it can. Peace and prayers to you as well.
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Mar 27, 2017 @ 21:52:32
Sad to hear that Toni..wishing you strength. Victoria’s question is heavy, so much to think about when faced with time and uncertainty.
Mar 27, 2017 @ 21:53:52
Yes it is. It puts life into perspective.
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Mar 27, 2017 @ 23:18:47
oh. oh. this is so tough, Toni. 😦
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:39:54
Yes it is.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 00:32:41
So sad and stressful… and if your mama doesn’t really understand it – it’s even more stressful
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:39:36
She does understand. She is okay with it and said she was ready to go to be with her family in heaven. sigh
Mar 28, 2017 @ 01:25:14
Aw… sending my prayers to you and your family Toni.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:38:56
Thank you.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 01:45:08
You and your poor mother are certainly going through it, Toni. I wish you both all the love in the world.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:38:44
Thank you dear Kim.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 05:55:33
The heart is subject to a lot of unwanted attention and one is so vulnerable.
Hank
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:38:10
Yes, it/we are
Mar 28, 2017 @ 06:29:16
Ouch! A worrying time for you, wishing you the strength to carry on.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:37:55
Thank you my friend.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 08:42:41
You write both beautifully and heart breakingly about you mom.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:36:49
Thank you Bryan.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 11:03:26
Harsh reality eloquently expressed..
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:36:32
Thank you.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 12:35:59
My thoughts are with you and yours right now. Peace can also be sitting with discomfort and accepting that it is what it is.My wish for you all is to be able to be present with it all.Love is the way.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:36:16
Yes. Love is always the way and there is much of it.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 13:58:57
I am so sorry, Toni. I am thinking of you.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:35:35
Thank you.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 18:38:13
Warm thoughts for you and your mother and your whole family…
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:34:32
Thank you so very much.
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Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:08:01
This must be challenging for your mother, for you and family. Your writing is so tender and open. May she have many more happy days.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 19:35:03
Thank you. She had a happy one today!
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Mar 29, 2017 @ 09:25:04
Wonderful 🙂 🌷🌺🌹
Mar 28, 2017 @ 20:18:17
Victoria is right, we all live with uncertainty and I was heartened when you reported that your mother is cheerful and upbeat. If she wasn’t it would be all the worst. My heart is with you, Toni. ❤
Mar 28, 2017 @ 20:22:34
Thank you dear Gayle. She had a fun time today. 🙂 bell ringers came and put on a little show for the residents of the nursing facility. Mama loves music.
Mar 28, 2017 @ 20:35:14
That’s wonderful, Toni. Wishing all her days could be as fun. xo