cancer Archives - Richard Geib

Twenty One Years and Counting

July 7, 2026October 31, 2017 by rjgeib

“Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.” Quintus Ennius 21 years, mom. 21 years ago you died. At first, of course, it hurt worse since the wound was fresh. But now it hurts in a … Read more

Twenty Years is a Long Time: “Lines Written in Dejection”

July 7, 2026October 31, 2016 by rjgeib

Flowers left on Margaret Mary Geib’s grave on October 31, 2016 by Richard John Geib. Twenty years, mom. Twenty years ago today you died. Your body eaten up by cancer like an old fence eaten up by termites. Twenty years is a long time. You have missed the weddings of your children and the births … Read more