Appeasement (poem) by Patrick A Granfors on AuthorsDen

Appeasement
by Patrick A Granfors → (All Poetry by Patrick A Granfors)
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I pulled this off the ABC News wire this morning. True story of a guy in Brewster Mass getting the results of a lung cancer biopsy. My dad died of lung cancer in 2005 so I couldn't resist.

Our dear Mr. Svensen We don’t know what to say This is your 10^th day here in ICU With chronic symptoms on display We know you smoked for 60 years You’re here looking for an answer Fatigue and coughing with no appetite Usually points to cancer So now we’re here to tell you Your biopsy came back clean Instead of finding gooey brown We pulled out something green You inhaled a bit of dinner A little while ago You must have a true green lung You managed to get a pea to grow It sprouted deep in your left lobe A small pea affecting you chronically We suggest you try another way Rather than grow yours hydroponically In the meantime mind your P’s & Q’s And if you don’t mind a bunch We’re going to have a nurse supervise While you eat your peas for lunch Copyright 2010 Patrick Granfors

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on August 14, 2010

I heard about that, Patrick; and you've done a masterful job in your usual witty way sprinkled with humor. Thank you. Love and peace,

Regis

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on August 13, 2010

Heeelarious! You have a flair for irony.

Ron

Reviewed by David Maclellan

HAha, very clever rhyming Patrick. We're a little behind here in Oz, but I can vouch for your story, I actually saw it on our news tonight! Low and behold...you come up with this gem.

Keeping an eye on my P's & Q's
David

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila

Reviewed on August 12, 2010

What a story!! Well put together, Patrick! Chuckle........

Anna

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Now this is quite a story.

Reviewed by Christine Tsen

Reviewed on August 11, 2010

Very funny write Patrick!

Yuch, so I don't care for peas. But I like the little violet flowers that come along with them ~
I've never had a ciggy, and I never want one. Yuch.
Peace and Peas,
Christine

Reviewed by Peter Schlosser (Reader)

truth is always stranger than fiction.

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

I wish I could grow "something" green inside, then I wouldn't have to buy it or smoke it, it could just ooze its buzzness into me from the inside out...;-)e

Reviewed by Mark Lichterman

Truth truly is so much stranger than fiction. Smokers! People that smoke, adults that smoke knowing full well what may/can happen and yet...? How many AD members still smoke, and yet...? What a great poem, Patrick, my friend.
Mark

Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater

Policing the perimeters of an invasive cult of peas in a pod pea brains soon to be mulch for the veggie garden.

Love,
Sage

Reviewed by Dayvid Graybill

Haha...Truth is stranger than...um...well...truth is just strange! Good write Patrick.

Peas,
Dayvid

Reviewed by E T Waldron

my goodness! Isn't that the strangest thing? is this for real,Patrick?;-) with you I can't be sure;-)Great write!etw

Reviewed by Paul Berube

WOW! True story? Either way, great write, Patrick.