If you stumble across this blog and wonder what it was all about – the Frankenstein Ramble post pretty much sums it up; the final posts are below this one; and the ‘Accounts of the Walk’ link on the sidebar will take you to all of the accounts of the actual journey.)
Farewell.
(Title quoted from Van Morrison’s Friday’s Child. Even though I was born on a Thursday, it seems fitting… ‘Can’t stop now.’)
I found your book as I was searching for ‘poetry’, ‘hearts’, ‘open heart surgery’ ‘recovery’ ‘father-in-law’. It took a little while, but after clicking through a pile of valentines poems and .pdfs for nurses on cardiac wards I found your Bypass Pilgrim. I just received it this morning and it’s very beautiful, thank you.
My father-in-law Jim O’Grady is due to have open heart surgery tommorow (Thursday 23rd Feb 2012). He’s northern Irish, 79, has snow white hair, and is having his valve replaced for the second time (first time about 8 years ago). He writes and reads a lot of poetry. I want to send him something that will inspire him to keep going and something that will comfort him. He said the last time he had it, it was almost a choice whether to wake up in pain or to take the path to the ‘silken road’ (or something to that effect). I’m hoping your poetry will help him delay that for a while longer yet :) Thank you.
Hello Kate, thanks for the lovely comment – I hope all goes well for Jim tomorrow. How marvellous that you found my book and that it is nestled amongst ‘valentines poems and .pdfs for nurses on cardiac wards’ – that has made my day! All the very best.
Hi Roy! I hope you are well. When you have a moment, do take a look at my new online poetry site “The Passionate Transitory”: http://www.thepassionatetransitory.yolasite.com
I am inviting submissions for the first issue which should be out in October. Would love it if you would consider contributing something. How about it? Best wishes, Robert (The Solitary Walker)
The site looks great and I would love to contribute. Email sent.
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