THE HOSPITAL STAY OF DREAMS

 

THE HOSPITAL STAY OF DREAMS

Surely a way can be found in the hospital stay of dreams

To fling our pain into the clouds

And let the clouds weep it out for us

And then sail on so unperturbed

Sweet nurses of the heavenly air

Or trees at the window take our sighs

Diffuse the aromas of sap and pine

And round out our breathing

So that we remember suddenly

The intake of breath we felt as children

Regarding the Beautiful

The Beautiful will return

The angels murmur in the corridors

To those who manage sleep and pain

And are themselves alone

Oh not alone.

Though seeming to have no visitors.

Let angels throng to comfort the consoling too

And when you wake

May all the music in the rain

Disperse all pain.

The thought of home

Heal you wholly.

Love bind the ragged edges.

with oranges, with peppermint

with cooling waters.

the waters of Shiloh that go softly.

mary angela douglas 23 may 2024