A Two Paragraph Story and A Jotting, with videos (4)
by Alan Ewing
THE LEGACY
Linda had always wanted to be a nurse since childhood. Her dedication saw her take the full nursing qualifications. Her professionalism saw her rise up the ranks. All the while she was driven by her belief in care for those who are in need of it. She had taken a reduction in hours later in her career in order to look after her elderly parents as they became immobile. All of this while raising a family of her own too, after marriage to a Doctor who was the love of her life.
Retirement would arrive for both she and her husband, and after two decades her husband passed away. This left Linda alone as she faced the onset of dementia and a general decline in her health. Though Linda’s ending years were not to be spent in nursing homes. Her three daughters, all nurses, rallied around and she spent many happy years in each of their homes. Mary’s legacy was her reward.
Existential
I call myself a communist
Yet that is so stained
All I want is equality
So works out my brain
Writing on the hoof of life
I just see the injustice
Why should all resources
Live in such lushness
War being a distraction
From a common plight
The poor always victims
Of that particular fight
And so now to action
To castigate the evil
Vanquish from our lives
Before we go medieval
copyright dewyswriter 2024
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