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    Poems of Devotion and Commotion
    Poems of Devotion and Commotion
    Poems of Devotion and Commotion
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    Poems of Devotion and Commotion

    By Iris Therese Smith Reid

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    This is the second book of poems by Iris Therese Smith Reid inspired by the experience of caring for a dementia sufferer and the high and low points of their home life. Her husband was diagnosed with dementia more than seven years ago, and since then Iris has chronicled the impact his illness has had on their life together. Her poems express what it really means when the connection between two people is held together by a great bond of devotion - even through the most demanding times. As a complete contrast, a selection of more-amusing verse ends the book in a lighter vein.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA H Stockwell
    Release dateFeb 24, 2017
    ISBN9780722347232
    Poems of Devotion and Commotion

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      Poems of Devotion and Commotion - Iris Therese Smith Reid

      Poems of Devotion and Commotion

      Iris Therese Smith Reid

      ARTHUR H. STOCKWELL LTD

      Torrs Park, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 8BA

      Established 1898

      www.ahstockwell.co.uk

      2017 digital version converted and published by

      Andrews UK Limited

      www.andrewsuk.com

      © Iris Therese Smith Reid, 2017

      First published in Great Britain, 2017

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright holder.

      Angel Carers

      All you angel carers,

      I think you will agree

      Caring for someone you love

      Is hard as hard can be.

      To watch them trying very hard

      To do something for you -

      Watching them struggling

      Is a painful thing to do.

      It takes up all our energy

      To do the best we can -

      Anything to make them feel

      A proud, a better man.

      There is nothing in this world

      We would rather do;

      We have often shed a tear

      Doing all they needed us to.

      All you angel carers,

      I think you will agree

      Caring for someone you love

      Is hard as hard can be.

      Stressful State

      I write these poems about you

      While I am wide awake.

      It gives me something else to do

      To stop a stressful state.

      You need a lot of care,

      You need a lot of time -

      What little I have left

      I use to make a rhyme.

      You don’t do what you used to,

      Although you always try.

      All the things I do for you -

      You always wonder why.

      You always say thank you

      To people who are kind.

      And do what you need them to

      Because you have a poorly mind.

      I write these poems about you

      While I am wide awake.

      It gives me something else to do

      To stop a stressful state.

      Damaged Mind

      You have got dementia -

      You have a damaged mind.

      I know you don’t retain things -

      It happens all the time.

      Your mind it wanders everywhere -

      There is no telling where you are.

      You often want to catch a train

      And travel way off far.

      Every time that you are gone

      I try to help, you see.

      You have someone to lean on,

      And that someone is me.

      There is only so much I can do,

      But to you I will be kind.

      I will take good care of you -

      I will never be unkind.

      You have got dementia -

      You have a damaged mind.

      I know you don’t retain things -

      It happens all the time.

      Make Him Better

      He’s going to see the Doctor;

      He’s not feeling very well.

      They will make him better.

      They know - they can tell.

      He has to keep a chart

      Of every time he wees.

      I know he does not like it -

      He is not very pleased.

      He knows that it’s to help him -

      They have told him so.

      They will make him better,

      But there’s things they need to know.

      The sooner they find out,

      The sooner it will be.

      They will put it right

      So he’s healthy, he will see.

      He’s going to see the Doctor;

      He’s not feeling very well.

      They will make him better.

      They know - they can tell.

      Confusing Days

      It’s one of his confusing days -

      He does not even know

      If he wants to stay,

      If he wants to go.

      Some days are confusing days -

      Which he has plenty of -

      Sitting there staring,

      Not even caring,

      Not knowing where to go,

      Not knowing who he is,

      Not knowing what to say,

      Not knowing where he’s been,

      Not knowing who he’s seen.

      Today is a confusing day -

      He is not even there,

      He has lost his way,

      He is going nowhere.

      It’s one of his confusing days -

      He does not even know

      If he wants to stay,

      If he wants to go.

      Not Allowed to Drive

      "Can I have the car keys?

      I want to drive the car."

      "Stop and listen to me:

      You’re not allowed to drive.

      "You have not got a licence -

      They took it away from you.

      You are not able to drive

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