31 Days of Pink Ribbon Poetry

Collected by Alysa Cummings
Digital images by Alysa Cummings
Affiliation: The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: October 7, 2007

Farewell to Hair
Terri Hanson
From: The Cancer Poetry Project (Karin B. Miller, editor), Copyright © 2001 Fairview Press

I stood outside on a windy day and ran my fingers through my hair. Long strands of silky threads blew across the lawn. They glistened in the sun, too many to count. I imagined a nest, lined with my mane, woven by a mama bird. The babies nestled, snug inside, warmed by my fallen tresses. Now on the wintry nights, when my head is cold I pull my wool cap over my ears and smile as I dream of baby birds sleeping in my hair.

Quotable Healing - Quote of the Day

The... patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don't take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.

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