Last Words
Lost dessert.88 total reviews
Comment from Irish Rain
Wow...I can so identify with this. My dad did the same thing the week he died, gave me 'life advice', something he'd never done before. And I just knew. An excellent entry. Blessings...
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Wow...I can so identify with this. My dad did the same thing the week he died, gave me 'life advice', something he'd never done before. And I just knew. An excellent entry. Blessings...
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Yes, yes, yes, Irish Rain. That is what I am talking about. Ailing people who do or say something out of character shortly before they die. I am glad you identified with my poem. Thank you for your review and for wishing me well in the contest.
Comment from Eternal Muse
Oh, how sad.... I guess, your uncle just knew. An incredibly moving three line poem that just speaks to a reader. Thank you for sharing this special picture with us.
My condolences on the death of your uncle. I think, you had a very special relationship.
Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Oh, how sad.... I guess, your uncle just knew. An incredibly moving three line poem that just speaks to a reader. Thank you for sharing this special picture with us.
My condolences on the death of your uncle. I think, you had a very special relationship.
Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Thank you, Yelena, for your generous review and heartfelt condolences. Thanks also for wishing me contest luck.
Comment from dmt1967
This story made me smile although, are tea cakes like current buns lol. I liked the picture but my heart goes out to you and I am sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing and have a great week.
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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This story made me smile although, are tea cakes like current buns lol. I liked the picture but my heart goes out to you and I am sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing and have a great week.
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Thank you for your review. Despite the sad story, I am glad it made you smile. My uncle would have loved that. Thank you for your review.
Comment from sharonlshelley
)h this is really sad i can i can relate to this as my father in law passed away last year and on that day, know as a person with a really big appetite ate nothing that day then died that evening
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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)h this is really sad i can i can relate to this as my father in law passed away last year and on that day, know as a person with a really big appetite ate nothing that day then died that evening
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Yes, yes, yes, Sharon, we are not imagining these things. When our ailing loved ones decline their favorite foods they often die within hours or days. Many reviewers have witnessed the same thing with their dying loved ones. Thank you for your review and for confirming my experience and many people's experiences.
Comment from Thomas Bowling
It's great that your relationship with your uncle was so close that a simple statement was all that was needed to convey a far larger truth. We should all develop this kind of relationship with our loved ones. I' sorry about your loss. This is a fine tribute.
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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It's great that your relationship with your uncle was so close that a simple statement was all that was needed to convey a far larger truth. We should all develop this kind of relationship with our loved ones. I' sorry about your loss. This is a fine tribute.
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Yes, Thomas, I had visited my uncle and baked him teacakes so often that I saw it as significant when he instructed me not to bake more. I visited him without the cookies he loved since childhood. Five days later, he died.
Thank you for your review and condolences.
Comment from rspoet
Hello Andre,
Sorry to hear of your loss
There is quite a resemblance between the two of you
the same smile and light in the eyes,
not to mention the cool beret hats
Did he also write poetry or stories like you and your mother?
I'll bet you shared same great stories while eating those teacakes
Excellent three-line poem
Best wishes to you and your family
RS
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Hello Andre,
Sorry to hear of your loss
There is quite a resemblance between the two of you
the same smile and light in the eyes,
not to mention the cool beret hats
Did he also write poetry or stories like you and your mother?
I'll bet you shared same great stories while eating those teacakes
Excellent three-line poem
Best wishes to you and your family
RS
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Yes, RS, my uncle shared some great stories with me. Some may appear in upcoming stories. Thank you for your review, kind thoughts, and heartfelt condolences.
Comment from Bill O'Bier
So sorry for your loss. No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply. Your poem is a wonderful tribute to your uncle.
Bill~
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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So sorry for your loss. No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply. Your poem is a wonderful tribute to your uncle.
Bill~
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Thank you, Bill, for your review of my tribute to my uncle and for your condolences. I appreciate them.
Comment from nancyrabbrose
Hello Sicat: I assume that is a picture of you and your uncle. Beautiful. I love your poem. The simplicity is profound. You have done it again: written a great piece. God bless you, whatever your belief system. (I do not wish to impose upon anyone at FS my beliefs. I am not a "Bible Thumper" and resist some poetry that is preaching "God, Jesus and church", as if that is the only "way".)
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Hello Sicat: I assume that is a picture of you and your uncle. Beautiful. I love your poem. The simplicity is profound. You have done it again: written a great piece. God bless you, whatever your belief system. (I do not wish to impose upon anyone at FS my beliefs. I am not a "Bible Thumper" and resist some poetry that is preaching "God, Jesus and church", as if that is the only "way".)
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Thank you, Nancy, for your review and condolences. I crafted a poem that was stripped down and simple. Thanks.
Comment from robina1978
I assume that you and your uncle are in this photo. My sincere condolences for your loss. He must have passed so quickly. He must have meant a lot to you. Best wishes for the contest.
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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I assume that you and your uncle are in this photo. My sincere condolences for your loss. He must have passed so quickly. He must have meant a lot to you. Best wishes for the contest.
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Thank you, Robina, for your review, condolences, and contest best wishes. Yes, that is me and my uncle in the picture. He had been suffering with inoperable bladder cancer for a year. His wife took this picture before be became bedridden in a hospice.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
These are sad words with such intuition and devotion to your uncle, I am sorry for your loss and you have immortalised him in your sweet poem, good luck, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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These are sad words with such intuition and devotion to your uncle, I am sorry for your loss and you have immortalised him in your sweet poem, good luck, love Dolly x
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 01-Aug-2017
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Thank you, Dolly, for your review and condolences. I wanted to write something to immortalize my uncle. Yes, he intuitively knew he was dying sooner rather than later. He died five days after he told me not to bring teacakes to the hospice.
