Somehow I opened this post too, and glad I did. Foxes tumbling down the Spanish steps. Certainly some kind of sign for me. All the best Roger.
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> On Oct 1, 2019, at 9:10 AM, James Cervantes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> And I don't often peek in here but the familiar name and something else
> about this post commanded that I open it.
>
> I am very sorry abut your diagnosis but admire your stoic approach. Go for
> the places, chase those foxes into their invisible den.
>
> My best to you. Sending strength.
>
> - Jim
>
>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 7:17 AM Roger Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, I don't post here that often these days but I do have fond
>> memories of this list and friends with people on it. I owe you this
>> courtesy.
>>
>> I have been diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, and pancreatic
>> cancer. I'm not kicking off any time soon - the meds I'm on have
>> shrunk the cancer. How long for is a guess but enough and there are
>> other meds. I am lucky in that I'm without pain. I have that waiting
>> for me.
>>
>> In the meantime I've booked a train trip to Marseille and Rome, mostly
>> to see the Chateau d'If and the Spanish Steps but also to take in the
>> art. I'll be in Italy for 3 weeks.
>>
>> Anyway, a poem Foxes:
>>
>> The foxes came that summer
>> swift objects darting
>> between blades of grass
>> and into narrow spaces
>> nipping each other
>> in confirmation and hello
>>
>> At rest, their dark ears
>> peered above the unkempt grass
>> hiding from the scythe
>> a respite between swings
>>
>> Bowling and tumbling
>> head over bushy tail
>> between a red rose and the flare
>> of an orange marigold
>> the mysterious ferns
>> and yesterday's Italian pillar
>> all attempts at order gone
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