He missed her.
He missed her off-key singing,
He missed the hymns of her wind-chimes
Dancing at the open windows.
He missed listening to her dreams of Georgetown.
He missed the peals of laughter and
The mischief glinting in her eyes.
He missed the thick amber rush of her hair,
Cascading into the fresh winds.
Curling and framing her impish grins,
Magically reflecting her moods in the softening moonlight.
Just as he had finally mustered the courage
To ask her out on a date,
The windows locked shut and
The lights turned off for weeks.
A Monday morning came with groans and
… Distant off-key singing.
He ran to the balcony in ecstasy to be greeted
By a rainbow of cavorting bandanas at her window.
He saw her face marred with the burns of
Chemo and radiation – spelling one dreaded word.
Yet her eyes glimmered with smug satisfaction,
As she showed off her henna crown.
She looked like hope and optimism,
Her glory of the amber hair replaced by the
Strength flowing from the curl of her smiles
And the shine of her eyes.
More confident than he had ever been,
He managed to ask, dinner and movie tonight?
We are splitting hairs at dVerse tonight, with Anthony setting us to write about hair – literally or metaphorically. Hop in!
Image Source (Do read this article): http://www.boredpanda.com/henna-temporary-tattoo-cancer-patients-henna-heals/
Wow! 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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oh i love that he asks her out and that her strength was def. not in her hair but goes beyond what happened to her… very nice…
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Thank you Claudia! 🙂
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What a wonderfully woven story-poem and the image truly is beautiful!
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Thanks a lot Margaret! 🙂
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I’m wondering if this is a true story …very touching for he missed “her”…brave girl, too.
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While this is inspired by a number of incidences I have read and witnessed, I want this to be a true story Kathy. Thank you!
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Oh, nicely done Prajakta 🙂
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Thanks Anoop! 🙂
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Oh, he keeps the date. Happy ending 🙂 well written
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Yes he does! Thank you 🙂
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Lovely, Lovely. Lovely. And did I say lovely. I was hooked on the henna and that gorgeous smile before I even read the poem…
And then.
It’s love. It’s stronger than a word or a disease.
It’s the dinner and a movie and the everyday, when I’m thinking that’s exactly what’s most needed.
I’m swooning at the beauty of this. ❤
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This was such a beautiful response ❤ Thank you! The article is astounding; I hope you went through it. The tiny, intangible moments of a life together are priceless aren't they?
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My wife’s sister recently succumbed to cancer.. so this certainly sings a sad note to me.. and the tattoo art for the scalp is a beautiful celebration of life as is no matter what..:)
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I am truly sorry for your loss; my condolences to you and your wife. The henna is indeed a victorious celebration.
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I love how you can celebrate the beauty even lacking the curls. and getting the courage to ask and live in the hope… the image and the smile tell it all.
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Thank you Bjorn 🙂 The image does narrate a lovely story.
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Henna crown looks so beautiful. Definitely ‘the man’ he was. Beautiful tale.
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Thank you Neeraj 🙂
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Great storytelling in this poem !
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Thanks!
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Nice ending – I like how she showed off her henna crown, full of hope and optimism ~
Really enjoyed this one ~
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Thank you Grace. This spirit and support is what keeps them going 🙂
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good for him…and for her…
for facing this…and not letting it make them afraid of what could happen
and miss what is happening…i like her strength in the face of adversity….
was this a made up story or a real person?
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Thank you Brian!
While this particular story was made-up, I was inspired by the real life incidents where people have stuck together in the face of extreme adversity. So in a way, the spirit captured is very real.
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oh, what a wonderful story… her strength and confidence is admirable and his willingness to see her inner beauty and courage is how it’s supposed to be. Bravo.
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Thank you Anthony 🙂 Your prompt made my imagination run!
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You took my breath away in this one–well-expressed account of a truly powerful story.
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Thank you Victoria 🙂
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so many of us have been touched by the “c” word…. this was a lovely response to the prompt
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Thank you..
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I liked story you shared & was heartened by the ending…with him asking her out to dinner. Lovely!
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Thanks a lot Mary!
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Wonderful! And he found there was more to beauty than cascades of hair and she showed her true beauty with her strength and courage and determination to make a different beauty. I like this story and poem very much. Excellent job.
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Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂 Glad you liked this.
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I was envisioning a tragic ending to your poem, and was therefore pleasantly surprised by how joyfully this ended!
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Thank you Bryan… I am glad you got a pleasant surprise 🙂
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Absolutely wonderful post the lyrics and the designs.
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Thank you 🙂
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Really really good 🙂 Wonderful touching, humanity story poem
Annie
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Thank you Annie!
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That’s going to linger in my heart for a while. He sounds like a keeper! 💓
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Oh yes he is 🙂 Thank you Shailaja for commenting
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Ditto all the above. Great! Love it. ❤
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Thank you Deborah ❤
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Absolutely beautiful! I love how you tied the curls in the hair to the curls in her smile–very clever. This was a delight to read, and left me with big smiles–thank you!
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Thank you Sara 🙂 I am glad I could make you smile!
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I like
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Thank you!
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beautiful images and story
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Thank you!
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Wow! Great heartfelt poetry.
PS: You a mumbaikar?
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Thanks a lot 🙂 I am from Pune
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🙂
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