Comment from BermyBye50

Excellent

Karen,

Congrats on a great entry being selected for the Story of the Month contest. You have composed a summary of a life defying the odds against all types of adversity in this concise and poignant write. You are truly a fighter and a seasoned writer and poet with exceptional talent and a women of strength and grit.

All the best in the contest,

Eugene

 Comment Written 04-May-2024

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reply by the author on 04-May-2024

Speaking of grits, I love them. My Mom's Mom was the first woman Principal in the state of Texas. So we came from strong stock. Thaks for the read. Karen

Comment from Sanku

Excellent

I hope it is not about you .I liked this very much .It is short and hard hotting because it could apply to many of us. I know some who has bravely fought with death...

 Comment Written 30-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 30-Apr-2024

I appreciate your kind words. This is fiction based on fact. As we age most of us have done battle a time or two. Someday I might take Skeletor's hand when It is offered, But not today. :-)

Comment from Wayne Fowler

Excellent

That ol' grim reaper gets his way, ultimately, every time - sooner, or later. If his scythe don't get you, he may try his knife. All else failing, he may just bean you with a rock.
Well written. Well constructed. (Believing those to be two different things.)

 Comment Written 29-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 29-Apr-2024

Of course they are different. Thanks for the read. I am moving on May 18th. So I may not be around much for a while stuff to do. :-)

Comment from Carol Hillebrenner

Excellent

Just look him the face, put your thumb to your nose, and wag it at him. He can wait and learn to be more patient about it. You have things to do and places to go and people to meet.

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 29-Apr-2024

Your review put me over the top. Thank you for the read and happy thoughts. I also put my fingers in my ears and stuck out my tongue. :-)

Comment from Douglas Goff

Exceptional

I read this a few days ago but was waiting for Sunday so I could six this. A powerful read and stands as a testimony to your tenacity.

Death comes for us all, but hopefully on our own terms of acceptance.

Great writing!
D

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2024

I am stubborn and rarely admit defeat. I stayed in bad marriages too long because I was sure I could fix it. Thank you my froggy friend for the nice comments and pretty stars. Karen :-)

Comment from joann r romei

Excellent

Wow, I wish you went into more detail about your experiences, this reminds me of my father in law, he is 91 and currently in hospital fighting bilateral pneumonia, he also has fought death and at its door many times,

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2024

I wrote a story which tells of some of the stuff on page three of my porfolio.November 17. 2023
"I'm a bloody miracle". Thanks for the read.
Karen

Comment from FurryBunny

Exceptional

I appreciate the strong imagery and the theme of relentlessness in the poem. I find the speaker's defiance and determination inspiring The poem is powerful and thought-provoking.

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2024

Thank you for the read and nice comments. I appreciate the six stars, they are so pretty and shiny. I see you have something for me to read.
I will read my mailbox tonite. Karen

Comment from Jim Wile

Excellent

Perhaps he's not very bright and just doesn't yet realize what a tough old bird you are. Although he may get you in the end, sounds like you've put up a first class defense against him, and you're certainly not making his job very easy. Bravo, Karen, and keep on fighting him. Maybe you'll wear him down, and the rest of us will then have a better chance of avoiding him. So, thank you for that.

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2024

I get the feeling that God has an ironic sense of humor, and will assign me pick up duty when I get there, as I will have plenty of experience in making the grim reapers wait on me! By the way they look like sweet grandmas and grandpas.:-)

Comment from Begin Again

Excellent

Very well written, Karen. Admitting that you have stood on the edge, teetering in the wind, maybe even feeling the hands of "death" pushing you, but a strong er spirit, one of survival, lives inside you, and you find your way back into the light. I believe many have been there, and for whatever reason, we find our way back until the time is right.
Smiles, Carol

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2024

Thanks so much. I appreciate all your nice comments. "I will not go softly into that good night." I feel like I am here for a reason. As long as I feel that way, I fight. Karen

Comment from Pam Lonsdale

Excellent

You show this as being fiction, but from what you've told me, it's really non-fiction. Having said this, you could take the idea here - of Death coming in hot time and again for one who isn't ready to go and will fight to the death (pun intended) - and develop it into a tug-of-war story involving Death and a fictional character. Who wins? We'll see:-)

Thanks for sharing your thoughts through this story. I think we're all fighting the same enemy.

Happy Sunday,

xo
Pam

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2024

It is fiction based on fact. But that is an interesting idea I will think on it. Thanks for the read. Karen