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The Sun Welcomes Me – A Poem

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The theme for Lens-Artists Challenge #12 is Path. This reminds me of some poems I have written about the path I have traveled.

We may have decided on a destination or direction to go, but we don’t get to choose the path to get there. It is true in my journey. It was through pain and suffering, travel high and low, to come to where I am at this point in my life. If a time machine could take me back and give me a chance to choose a path, I wouldn’t have chosen a different path. I believe there is a reason for every season.

This poem was written in reflection to my diagnosis of stage IV Melanoma cancer in 2008. I went through six months of harsh chemotherapy treatment, three surgeries, and two months of radiation therapy. After the treatments, it took two years of physical therapy and ongoing exercise to recuperate. My left leg still suffers lymph-edema (swelling) and requires daily exercise and wearing the compression stocking.

But, I’m happy! My physical condition motivates me to go to the gym with my husband and go walking either with or without him!

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Path of Journey

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A long path I have traveled,

Twisted and turned.

High up on the mountain,

Deep down in the valley.

Crooked, uneven steps,

Darkness, no scene in sight.

Feet heavy, unable to drag,

Body weary, no strength to carry.

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Heart filled with comfort,

Spirit with faith,

Mind with trust.

Knowing

He will guide me,

Empower me,

Light up my path

Through the journey.

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“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105

“By day the pillar of cloud did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take.” Nehemiah 9:19

Weekly Photo Challenge: Path

– Photos by Mercy Rossi