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November 10, 2015

That’s Not Something You Read Every Day #7

Christmas Eve 2013
Christmas Eve 2013

This morning, I stumbled across a poem my son Jonathan wrote for Brit Lit back in 2013. I have misplaced this piece of paper so many times. (I’m more of a writer than a housekeeper; what can I say?) I thought I better post it before I misplaced it again.

I especially like the title he chose:

Cancer Sucks

A bad day I remember is April 4.
Why, you may ask, it is your birthday right?
That is so, but that day I almost swore.
Cancer, the doctor said, that you must fight.

My mom was the strongest of all of us.
Not once did she cry or blame God for this.
All she did was chastise us: “It’s no fuss!
I’ll write, and blog, and health I shall not miss.”

Countless chemotherapy treatments done,
Still the strongest woman I know has trust,
In the God who made the earth and the sun.
To be a better son is a big must.

Be thankful for everything you get,
Because losing them will make you upset.

-Jonathan deHaan

So, this blog post is a bit more serious than the last one I did in this vein, but it’s not every day that you get a lovely poem written about you. As to Jonathan? I think I’ll keep him.

 

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2 thoughts on “That’s Not Something You Read Every Day #7

  1. Julia,

    I am very grateful for my kids and husband. It seems like hard things that come our way either a) break families up or b) bring them closer together. Thankfully, the latter is what happened to me.

    -Marie

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