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.