I had a return of the severe pain on Saturday, much to my surprise. I didn’t pass out this time, and didn’t go to hospital but instead managed the pain at home. I’m feeling very tired and weak. I’m sure you probably know that the UK is unusually cold and snowy at the moment and I hope to write something about it soon. But the medication and the tiredness are not helpful for inspiration so I shall share a poem I have posted before. I hope to have something fresh for later in the week.
Snapshot in ice
The world is frozen,
Every web edged in ice,
Occupant huddled under leaf
Awaiting a thaw.
Seedheads, candied in frost,
Return to brief flowering,
Coated in fragile crystal
So dense it seems furry.
Ferns are turned to fossils,
Chrysanthemums to pom-poms.
Even the air is frozen,
Full of microscopic ice.
Foghorns call across the miles,
Invisible as owls in the night,
And the sea, oblivious,
Crashes softly on the shore.
Zen and the Art of Tightrope Walking 
Lovely poem and picture, Viv. Captures the world outside well at the moment. Let’s hope there’s a thaw soon, beautiful as it is…and hope you feel better too.
Karin x
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Thank you.
I hope it thaws a bit soon as we seem to be in total chaos!!
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I’m filled with admiration at how strong and brave you are in pain, Viv. I wish you relief from the bottom of my heart.
You’re in my thoughts.
XXX
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Much appreciated Shiona. Thank you.
xxx
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So sorry it came back on you so bad.
Sounds like good weather to stay inside and heal to.
I like the poem especially the “candied” part.
Hope you are feeling better.
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Thanks Mark.
I am ok, but have surgery later this month.
xx
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Oh, that poem is very evocative, just lovely. And now I’m hearing in my mind’s ear the lonely sound of foghorns.
I hope you will feel better soon. Did they ever tell you what’s wrong? I’m sorry the meds aren’t helping.
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Thanks Karen.
It’s a long and gruesome story about the illness but I am having an operation later this month which may help.
xx
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Hope that pain can be managed somehow, Viv so that you don’t have to keep experiencing it.
We are having a real bite from winter this year as well. So much so that I couldn’t be bothered putting the snow flakes on my blog! Too much of the white stuff already! 🙂
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I have put the flakes on mine because last year my old PC was too slow to do it.
Yeah, I manage the pain fine usually, with a mixture of medicine and a TNS machine.
I am off to France in the morning, for an overnighter to Lille, for work. I hope the snow doesn’t disrupt too much.
Stay warm!!
xx
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Viv,
Sorry to hear of your illness. Hope you are feeling better, dear friend.
Janell
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Thank you so much, Janell. I’m ok, at the moment but I am going in for surgery on the 17th of December, which will hopefully sort out one problem anyway.
xx
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