Gamble

Each day is
A gamble.
Doc told today
My foot is
Not healing and
I will probably lose
The lower leg
Below the knee.
I will try another
Angioplasty but
Suspect there is
No alternative to
A major amputation.
I will see what
Happens and if
Necessary cancel
Both Pacific cruises.
I hate to burden
Those involved,
And hope they
Will forgive me.
We gamble in life
And each throw
Of the dice
Must be borne,
Good or bad.
Thought the rain
Must fall, a bit
More sunshine
Would be nice.
Perhaps in
The West.
My plans are
Changed but
My goals remain
The same,
I am determined
To share my life
With someone
Whose affection
For me and mine
For her may be
Made public,
Always.