The Fan: Wednesday, September 26 at 11:36 am ~ Nora Poem #1 #3WW

It's been a while since I have participated in Three Word Wednesday. Today is my first day post surgery where I feel practically back to normal. I don't want to overdo it, but I do want to put into words what's going on with me.

This week's words:

 Chance; noun: A possibility of something happening; the occurrence and development of events in the absence of any obvious design; adjective: Fortuitous; accidental; verb: [no object] do something by accident or without design; [with object] informal do (something) despite its being dangerous or of uncertain outcome.

 Entice; verb [with object]: Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.

 Savor; verb: Relish, enjoy, (to the full), appreciate, delight in, revel in, luxuriate in, bask in; noun: Smell, aroma, fragrance, scent, perfume, bouquet; taste, flavor, tang, smack.

The Fan: Wednesday, September 26 at 11:36 am.

 The fan moves air back and forth and back and forth each

Time swiping wind across my face, a wind anti-shield

It spackles my face in pain.

Or more accurately, it rakes my newborn scar

With slashes of daggers

It isn’t chance

So I move the flow of the fan so I may still feel its

Savoring distribution of energy, but I

No longer feel, in each swish and sway,

Cancer’s lingering footprint on my cheekbone

Slowly I savor my ability to wordify what circles

around me and sometimes entices me inside

To dwell amidst pain, pleasure and the question

of the “What’s next?” for my face in this precise

moment for both my children for me.

Here is how Three Word Wednesday Works.

Each week, three words are posted. We write something using the words.

 Then come back to #3WW and post a link to the contribution with Mr. Linky (but please, link to the exact post, not your blog, by clicking on the exact post title and paste it to Mr. Linky below). As always, there's no hard-and-fast rule that you have to post on Wednesday.

 But I invite everyone to check back often to read and  comment on other contributions. This is, after all, a community for writers who clamor for feedback.

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Comments

[Paige]

a brave poem written with heart and poignancy.

[Sheilagh Lee]

well done and welcome back and hope you recover soon.

[Lena Corazon]

Beautiful, Julie! I'm sending all my healing energy your direction. :D

[Old]

I thought a tiny horse had kicked you from the shape of it. I 'ouch' with just the thought of you speaking so am glad you have voice for blogging again.

[RMP]

glad you're feeling up to expressing your voice again...and with quite a strong piece.