Joanna Gilman Hyde

Roseway Hospital, Shelburne, NS

May 7, 2024

6:45 am

There Stands A Tree

Outside The Hospital Window

w/ A Double Trunk of Pine.

Its Conical Shape

Rem(eye)nds Me of A Leaf

w/ Branches As Veins

& Eye Am Free

2 Stare At It

For As Long As Eye Want.

The Pr(eye)mary Nurse,

A Young Asian Man,

Told Me There Are No

Visitation Restrictions

& Eye Am Free

2 Stay For As Long As Eye Want.

Water, The Elixer of L(eye)fe,

Is Being Taken B(eye) Delicate Sips

B(eye) M(eye) D(eye)ing Lady

Wh(eye)le  Eye Drink

Tea After Tea

& A Decaf Brought In

B(eye) A Friend.

Roseway Hospital, Shelburne, NS

May 7, 2024

4:28 am

2 Keep People Al(eye)ve

Or At Least Comfortable

We Have EYE-V

Catheter Bags

Adjustable Jelly Beds

Clocks

& Nurses’ Buttons.

A Fan Is On Low

Saying “Cool Works” —

It’s 4:30 In The Morning

On This Her D(eye)ing Day —

or is it?

& Eye Have Made

My Second Cup

of Tea.

Roseway Hospital, Shelburne, NS

May 7, 2024

3:40 am

Eye Am Literally

Waiting

For Someone Dear 2 D(eye).

Eye Am Checking

Her Breathing —

Eye Am Checking

Her Faint Motion

of Perhaps One Hand

Raised

Butt That Was Oh,

Over 4 Hours Ago —

When Eye Held It.