Oh, Donna. I’m so sorry to hear about your husband’s early dementia. That must be so difficult. I began noticing my mother’s dementia when she was 62, which sounds younger and younger to me now that I’m 58. 🙁 Getting Alzheimer’s myself is one of my fears. I pray for your strength and for your perseverance as you bridge the dark spaces now and in the days ahead with your dear husband. Love you, my friend!

Thank you for your generous words, Carlie. And yes, by altering the original inspiration of our meaningful, gifted author, Lisa, one can see new insights. I love writing these “found” poems, as they are often called. I shared another with Lisa privately that I “found” in Dylan Thomas’s famous poem, “Fern Hill,” and drew out fresh insights that helped me worship God (though that is not the content of his poem). I have even “found” poems in articles. I wrote such a poem for a dear friend which I found in an old article of Victoria Magazine. Just go through the process I mentioned on a poem, an essay, a page from a novel, song lyrics, etc., and see what you unearth. I think that you will be pleasantly surprised, Carlie!
Here’s to your creative excavation! 🙂
Lynn

Ooh, I love what you did here, Lynn! So creative and profound.