The Cruelest Month

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 ~ JeanMarie

April and National Poetry Month are here again. Let’s hope Elliott is wrong and it doesn’t become a Wasteland.

finding truth
finding ourselves
finding treasure
is a process of discovery
as painful as physical recovery

we are all onions

Stitches out and a lot of careful cleaning I’m finally ink free.

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Opinionated and sarcastic writer, editor, poet. View all posts by JeanMarie

18 thoughts on “The Cruelest Month”

(Gypsie) Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:

April 1, 2022 at 7:00 am

Good morning JeanMarie! Sending you warm wishes for a complete and painless recovery from here on out!! Ami

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1. JeanMarie says:
  
  April 1, 2022 at 12:58 pm
  
  Hello! Thanks! I hope to see you in workshop soon.
  
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  1. (Gypsie) Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    
    April 1, 2022 at 11:03 pm
    
    Thank you JeanMarie! Me too! 😊
    
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Priscilla Bettis says:

April 1, 2022 at 7:30 am

There’s a movie I saw one time where the main character quoted Elliott. Darn, can’t remember the movie, but I do remember loving it! Anyway, so glad to see you’re healing up! Hope your hand behaves better now.:-)

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1. JeanMarie says:
  
  April 1, 2022 at 1:00 pm
  
  Thanks Priscilla. I have gotten relief from the near constant pain I had so yay. Unfortunately I still have numb fingertips.
  
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  1. Priscilla Bettis says:
    
    April 1, 2022 at 1:02 pm
    
    It must be weird to have numb fingertips. I find the F and J keys on my keyboard using sense, so numb figures would be…well, it’d be hard!
    
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Second Act Blogger says:

April 1, 2022 at 1:02 pm

Hope you get further relief from the numbness. Good post.

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1. JeanMarie says:
  
  April 1, 2022 at 1:15 pm
  
  Thanks! ❤
  
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equipsblog says:

April 1, 2022 at 4:18 pm

Is your healing itchy or painful? You can see the layers in the skin. Happy Poetry Month,JM. I expect to read some gems this month.

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1. JeanMarie says:
  
  April 1, 2022 at 4:44 pm
  
  Thanks Pat. It itched for a while but I’m past that. My hand hurts when i weight bear which happens when i use my hand (cane,l
  
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  1. equipsblog says:
    
    April 1, 2022 at 5:34 pm
    
    Bummer, JeanMarie. Hope it feels better soon
    
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Audrey Driscoll says:

April 1, 2022 at 8:07 pm

Definitely an improvement over those photos, JM! Take care of yourself.

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1. JeanMarie says:
  
  April 1, 2022 at 11:23 pm
  
  Thanks!
  
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Bartholomew Barker says:

April 1, 2022 at 10:43 pm

That would’ve been a pretty avant-garde tattoo. Hope you feel better soon. I want to see more about how we’re all onions.

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1. JeanMarie says:
  
  April 1, 2022 at 11:25 pm
  
  Ha! Yeah, pretty weird tattoo. Being an onion means being emotionally complex. I’ve already peeled a layer. Your turn. 🙂
  
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Susi Bocks says:

April 12, 2022 at 5:32 pm

It looks like it has healed nicely! Let’s hope your feeling returns, JeanMarie!

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1. JeanMarie says:
  
  April 13, 2022 at 1:20 am
  
  Thanks Susi! I wasn’t sure about posting the photos. Some people are squeamish about anything even vaguely medical. 🙂
  
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  1. Susi Bocks says:
    
    April 13, 2022 at 12:21 pm
    
    lol Don’t worry about me. The gnarlier, the better! My husband always said I should have been a surgeon! ha!
    
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