Christy Sargent : Writing

A Good Love Song

A Good Love Song

A Poem by Christy Sargent


A Good Love SongSeems everyone likes aGood love songEspecially the unrequited kindWhere the lover is vileFaithlessPhonyInexcusably woundingWhy do we l..
A Mother

A Mother

A Poem by Christy Sargent


A MotherThis gentle soul of a womanCarried her brown leather purseTo the dining hall every noontimeAccompanied by her sonHe pushed her in her chair ca..
The Round Lady

The Round Lady

A Story by Christy Sargent


Memoirs of a Hospice Volunteer
A Woman With Two Cats and a Turtle

A Woman With Two Cats and a Turtle

A Poem by Christy Sargent


A Woman With Two Cats And A TurtleAnna…she told me her name was AnnaThesia“It is nice to meet you AnnaThesia,” I saidThen I asked h..
The Boy In The Hall

The Boy In The Hall

A Poem by Christy Sargent


The Boy In the HallI pulled into the hospital parking lotNear the Hospice wingA long floor where every patient was terminalAs I walked toward the unit..
She Smiled and Waved Goodbye

She Smiled and Waved Goodbye

A Poem by Christy Sargent


She Smiled and Waved GoodbyeHer name was Doris and I shall never forgetThe lessons that she taught me on death and dyingI knocked on her front doorA b..
Aunt Ella

Aunt Ella

A Poem by Christy Sargent


Aunt EllaI have grown oldLike my old aunt EllaJust like thatTime passedNow I find myselfIn the mirrorAn old womanAches and painsRiddle my plump fleshG..
While Your Family Slept

While Your Family Slept

A Poem by Christy Sargent


While Your Family Slept I dreamed of you Of course daylight Proved It was not real It made no sense at all It seemed Nightmarish actually ..
We Did Not Cry

We Did Not Cry

A Poem by Christy Sargent


We Did Not CryMother DearWe did not cryNo…neither Sis nor ICried at your farewellIn factWe laughed wildlyUnable to stop ourselvesUntil we&rsquo..
The Ballroom

The Ballroom

A Poem by Christy Sargent


The BallroomWe did not know each otherAnd had been told toTo find a spot onThe ballroom floorAnd to spread apartThe newspapers wereRolled up tightly a..