The calendar says Sunday
only an intern hanging around
no doctors will visit
the tubes look relaxed
wanting to leave me
I stop looking at the white ceiling
with trapped yellow lights
and whirring white fans
and look out of the window
A bed on this corner is a boon,
but I don’t remember
when I stopped counting good
A tiny Straggler Daisy
has found its way to the grey wall
sunshine on a rainy day
threatens to swallow the clouds
a few colourful leaves
cheering on
from the ground
threaten to gatecrash the party
yet to be planned
I wish my daughter a happy birthday
she says
“Dad, the party’s tomorrow
You are being discharged at 10 am”
The yellow daisy winks
And the leaves dance with the wind.
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a bleeding crayon
stains the reluctant canvas
revealing a core
silent, unseen hues – remnants
of artistic moods, labelled
unworthy of expression
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“Dad, the party’s tomorrowYou are being discharged at 10 am”
Love to read of a happy situation, a family in a hospital setting but looking forward to a celebration the next day! Great write Reena!
Hank
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Hank!
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Gosh am I happy the poem ended as it did as in the room described, this little daisy would have been my only hope.
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Hospitalized patients live in a different world. It is not always nice.
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no, no, it is not.
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What a wonderful poem….from the stark white and description of the hospital setting to looking out the window and seeing a daisy! And then to find out discharge is coming soon and will be accompanied by a birthday party! You bring joy into the sterile hospital setting by the view outside the window and the coming celebration!
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Thank you, Lillian!
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Nicely written Reena 👏 A little bit of stubborn hope 👍
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We need that kind of stubbornness sometimes 🙂
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