The Wonder of You (deux)


photo: “Alice in Wonderland” by Yuki Valentine
 

To grow up
is to chase off
our innocence

to stifle our naive belief
in the world as a beautiful place

it is to harden against the magic
of our childhood dreams

but if by chance
we can hold tight
to just one
of those wonderful foolishnesses

perhaps we can hold on
to our precious sense of wonder

I was once
years ago
in real danger
of running myself up a tree
out onto a lonely limb
my wonder ebbing

but you pulled me out of it

you have since
filled my life
with wonder
with radiance
with magic
and with breathtaking beauty

please hear
beyond just these words
because my deepest love
is in here — calling

I pray I can hold on
to the wonder of you
my love
for a lifetime longer

however long that may prove to be
please know
my precious valentine
that I love you
with all my heart

with all the essence
of my being


My Kathy has cancer.

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rob kistner © 2023

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42 thoughts on “The Wonder of You (deux)”

    1. I have rediscovered, in the past couple weeks, just how much I cherish this amazing woman. My world would grow grey and deeply said, should I lose her Jane. I want her to have no doubt of my love. We are now warriors together!

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  3. Oh Rob this is absolutely gorgeous in words and image! I especially love; “but if by chance we can hold tight to just one of those wonderful foolishnesses perhaps we can hold on to our precious sense of wonder.” Thank you so much for writing to the prompt 😀

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  4. I don’t know how anyone who (sadly) doesn’t have such a lover with which to share their life gets by. I know some folks do, and even I, before I met My Beloved Sandra, was somehow managing, but now…I can’t imagine “without”.

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    1. I can imsgine it, I was without for. 3/years. I was young and wild then. I can’t comprehend what will happen to me if I lose my Kathy! ;( But we are battling to make certain that foes not happen. Hell, We fight and squabble sometimes, but I am fighting now to keep her in my life, to keep her alive. What I feel is more than love.

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  6. Down to the heart of the matter, Rob. Indeed you and Kathy are in the fight of your lives … fight with all your might. Sending love to both of you today.

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  13. Your Kathy is a lucky woman to have you write such lovely poems for and about her. I know what it is like to be without too but, after thirty years with my husband, I can’t imagine life without him. We first met as children, were friends until our teens but, thankfully, we still have some of the ‘magic of our childhood dreams’ and are holding on to that ‘precious sense of wonder’.

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  16. Tears in my eyes, Rob. May I let you know here? Miracles happen and modern medicine coupled with love can and do produce happy endings. My George is proof of that….as I have said over and over since October 14, 2013, thankful for every day. You and Kathy are bound by love and now also by a fighting and supportive resolve. May you both love many many more years together.

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    1. You know Lil, with my health, and being 16 years Kathy’s senior, I assumed it would be I who would leave her a widow. Now she and I do battle to see that my assumption has the possibility of being correct — but I hope that is not realized for a most ample time into the future.

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      1. Rob: So good to see you at OLN LIVE today….and yes, it is a time to laugh and hang on to smiles and the friendship you share with so many. My post today, is dedicated to you and Kathy. I shall read it aloud on Saturday. Today, I thought it best to follow suit with your need for laughter and read about a sequined leotard and fish net stockings over vericose veins!
        HUGS always, Lill

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        1. Ghank you Lil! 🙂 You are always so kind, snd I definitely appreciated the lightness and whimsy today. People were very gracious, and the thoughts and prayers are genuinely appreciated. You

  17. So beautiful and heartfelt, Rob. Wishing you and Kathy the best. Thinking positive thoughts for both of you.

    It was good to see you today, and to hear the story of your youth, cars, and a teen girl.

    I think I heard you say Saturday is your birthday? Same as my husband’s. If so, then Happy Birthday in advance.

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    1. Thank you Merril… 🙂 Yes, you heard correctly my friend. I’m 76 on Saturday. Happy birthday to your hubby. Must be a cool guy, with such a cool birthday party… 😉

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  18. Thirty years ago a mutual friend said, taking it for granted, “X is dead–breast cancer.” X really had breast cancer. It runs in her family. But she’s still enjoying being a grandmother today. So may it be with your Kathy.

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    1. Thank you! 🙂 The thing is Priscilla, after 2-1/2 weeks of mostly 7-8 AM appointments for: blood draws, biopsy’s, introduction to her oncologist, followed by introduction to an ENT surgeon, followed by CT scans, which were then followed by PET scans — all of these visits at different Fred Hutch Cancer Center locations spread out around Seattle… she still doesn’t find out which type of cancer she has until today, at 1:00 PM west coast time, in a teleconferencing call. I have been driving her around to all these appointments, and I will tell you — she is so exhausted, worried, and stressed out… she is ready to scream! In my mind, this has proven to be cruel and unusual torment — with minimal explanation, and no offered results. At least in a little under 4 hours she “should” finally know what cancer she has. At that time, the necessary curative treatment’s / procedures / surgeries are supposed to be mapped out, and finally scheduled. I so hope so for her peace of mind. We are totally committed to battling this beast together, but we have not yet been able to begin the actual curative fighting. WE ARE BOTH FRUSTRATED! 😐

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