(Philadelphia)

Poems of Richard Lackman

1. A Doctor's Dilemma 3/13/2012
2. A Poet's Shame 2/22/2012
3. Almost Cancer 2/28/2012
4. April 3/22/2012
5. Children walking in the rain 4/23/2012
6. Destiny 2/22/2012
7. Dreams 2/22/2012
8. Evan 2/22/2012
9. everlasting love 2/16/2013
10. From Here To There 2/22/2012
11. Goodbye My Love - A smoker's lament 2/22/2012
12. happiness 10/7/2012
13. Here And Now 2/22/2012
14. I Always had Intended to Retire 2/3/2013
15. I fail to understand what God was thinking 3/14/2012
16. I Fell In Love A Year Ago 2/10/2013
17. June 5/14/2012
18. Life Eternal 2/26/2012
19. Life's Mystery 2/22/2012
20. Lightning and Thunder 2/23/2012

My Last Day

Today I learned my cancer diagnosis
And obviously I was stunned to hear
The implications of my poor prognosis
As I filled with anxiety and fear

How is it now that at so young an age
My life should suddenly come to an end
Am I mature enough to reach the stage
Where life can take so tortuous a bend

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