this day after Christmas
news of his friend
losing his battle
as the great star succumbs
to blue-gray snow clouds

Oh, those mixed emotions that come the day after Christmas! We had a wonderful day, with my parents, my three kids and David's girls, but now it's over and with it today both the feelings of let-down and welcome relief. This afternoon though, all these usual sentiments have been made null and void by news of David's friend--the chemo not working, the cancer spread into the bone, and his body too weak to continue with the treatment. It's been a long battle and he's still not ready to give up but nothing about this news is hopeful. David and I today, as snow clouds move in, doing nothing but letting go of any complaints and counting our many blessings.