my first ever poem…..

[jeeves19]

Inspired by Bass’s limericks this morning I thought I’d write a poem. It’s called The Fox . Enjoy (or laugh out loud 😂). Either way I hope you’ll be entertained!

I saw a fox yesterday

 Right outside of my house.

Well, half a fox: emaciated and limping. Neither bright nor bushy tailed. He glanced at me momentarily before sloping off into the churchyard to meet death quietly, as had countless souls of the parish.

‘Poor thing’. I consider offering a bowl of milk, but then recognise that this creature is beyond repair, and recall, what the bastard did to my children’s rabbit.

I try to hate him, but his sad and despairing expression lays siege to my eyes and heart. (Both - which I freely admit - have become accustomed and dismissive of the suffering of people in far off lands)

I too am diseased and am dying, slowly. Mr Fox can sense this. We’re bonding

Get a grip man: he’s classed as ‘vermin’ and his species’ empathy’ will be discounted when in a day or so, his  siblings - evidently lacking his spiritual insights - pull diseased meat off his corpse!

But foxy and I are in the power of something irreversible and unyielding. Neither my education nor his notorious slyness seem to count for much now.

I slope off into the house with bread, milk, pomegranate seeds and a GP’s prescription. He limps off, ignorant that he’s meant to be sly.. 

[LindaP50]

Has a nice flow, a little sad, a little funny.

[Bolt_Upright]

Very insightful. Well done you.

[jeeves19 in reply to Bolt_Upright]

Thanks Bolt. I have no idea really about poetry. I couldn’t identify what makes a poem good or bad (I’m thinking if the ‘greats’ here like Byron or Shelley), but it was fun to have a go!

[Zella23]

Very perceptive Jeeves, I enjoyed reading it.

[jeeves19 in reply to Zella23]

🙏🏽 Thanks Zella. How’s hubby? I’m waiting for DBS at Bristol but have a really nasty feeling that I’m in a really long queue that will take years to get to me. The hysteria over Covid has damaged aspects of society that I feel weren’t considered in the longer term 🤔😵‍💫.

[Zella23 in reply to jeeves19]

Doing ok thanks. Both doing gardening jobs at the moment surprising ourselves at what we re capable of doing! Only problem is trying to move in the morning after a day in the Garden 😂!

I wish you all the best with your DBS journey. You re definitely right about post Covid era. The waiting time for anything is unbelievable, as we ve witnessed recently.

[jeeves19 in reply to Zella23]

😊👍

[Michel0220]

Nice poem, thank you jeeves. I am not very good at writing poetry so I have asked help from ChatGPT. Here is what came up:

Life with Parkinson's is a constant fight,

A battle that we face both day and night.

Our bodies tremble, our movements slow,

But we refuse to let this illness take control.

Every step we take is a victory won,

Every breath we take is a battle won.

We may lose our balance, but we stand tall,

For we know that we are stronger than it all.

We face each day with courage and grace,

Determined to live life at our own pace.

We may stumble and fall, but we never quit,

For we know that our strength and spirit won't submit.

Living with Parkinson's is a challenge we bear,

But we face it head-on, with strength, love, and care.

We are warriors, fighting with all our might,

For we know that we are capable of winning this fight.

[jeeves19 in reply to Michel0220]

Thanks for your contribution. Nice one and more optimistic than mine. Whats ChatGPT? A sort of Alexa?

[Michel0220]

ChatGPT is much better than Alexa, it is is an artificial intelligence "chatbot" (a computer program designed to simulate conversation with humans). You can give it all sorts of instructions such as to write emails and letters (or poems!). The main thing is to instruct it properly. You could for instance give it the following instructions: "Acting as a Parkinson's patient who has been desperately waiting for a deep brain surgery operation for more than x months, write a short email (or a detailed letter) to my doctor highlighting the severe impact it has on my symptoms."

Given that I have quite a bit of rigidity in my fingers and hands, and typing can be tedious, ChatGPT has definitely helped me on many occasions. It is also good for non-native English speakers.

It is for free and definitely worth a try.

[bassofspades]

if you pore through the health unlocked archives, since we have so much spare time these days, you will find a post from over a decade ago with hilarious limericks!

healthunlocked.com/cure-par...

from Kat00:

...

Parkinson's patient named Lars

Found his talent was working in bars

As he'd tremor and shake, oh the cocktails he'd make!

He now mixes drinks for the stars!

...

from Parkinson_Schmarkinson:

...

A parkie from near the equator

told his girlfriend, “Dear, sooner or later,

when you’re feeling randy, this will come in handy”

And showed her his built-in vibrator.

...

There once was a parkie from Dover

who rolled with his girl in the clover

he said “my neck’s so stiff”, she said “I wonder it

you are feeling so stiff all over?”

...

There once was a parkie from Spain,

who was heard to his girl to explain

I take Mirapex, so I must have sex

again and again and again.

...

A parkie’s girl from Indonesia

said “Boy, my caresses must please ya.

And then he replied, “I know that you tried

but that was just my dyskenisia.”

...

A parkie there was from Tashkent

who slouched wherever he went

he saw a masseuse, who gave him a goose

that would straighten whatever was was bent.

...

from Shasha:

...

there once was a woman from france

who it is true once liked to dance

untill one day pd came her way

and now she just sits in a trance !

...

from kat00

...

There was an old Parkie named Lyle

who played cards without cracking a smile

Dealt an 8 or an ace

He would keep the same face

Till he won all the chips in the pile!

...

unlike Bing AI, these are REALLY GOOD ONES!!! Cant replace a human when it comes to this kinda stuff.

[jeeves19 in reply to bassofspades]

Cheers Bass. 👍😂