Maybe this information
her diagnosis easier
our lives maybe careful,
not carefree totally
She will count the numbers
regulate so she is healthy
more aware of her choices perhaps
those we all make anyway
Mindful beyond her years
needing to know
living more consciously
purposely in her decisions
Following a different path
a wrinkle in the road
something she will grow into
in everywhere she goes
August 19, 2010
Ruth’s post on her blog,
“A Lesson from Shyanne”
http://ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com/2010/08/lesson-from-shyanne.html
and the poem below
(written independent of each other)
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A Wrinkle in the Road
The words sinking in
“Shyanne has diabetes”
something unwelcome
ringing in my ear
a change forever
of our lives, our family
controlling carbs
and facing needles
So many voices
lifting prayers for her
love pouring out
pouring over us
many voices
in distant places even
wrapping her, wrapping us
in God’s eternal love
August 19, 2010
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