Tuesday, 5 July 2022

at the haiku hospital

 at the haiku hospital


hospital ward

the blind man’s harmonica

amazing grace


children’s ward

in the dead of the night

a blackbird sings


psychiatric ward

hiding in his wardrobe

a tall thin man


geriatric ward

the old man with a pipe says

i don’t have a brother


surgical ward

he loses his manhood

she her fertility


medical ward

well we’ve done the tests 

now for some more


eye ward

you are awfully dark doctor

blinkers removed 


skin ward 

is the treatment up to scratch

a rash diagnosis


coronary care

the love of a rare ECG

misses a beat


intensive care

in the midst of the wires

a nurse


A & E

in the middle of the night

blue lights


diabetic ward

all of the busy nurses

are so sweet


renal ward

the consultant on his rounds

a kidney on him


operating theatre 

in the midst of the drama

fast asleep


radiotherapy ward

dressed in protective armour 

lancelot 


cancer ward

so nice to see a friendly face

relapsing lyrical


children’s ward

of course you are not dying

yesterday once more


neurosurgical ward

a small door into my mind

i am still thinking


orthopaedic ward

all the resident characters

quite a cast


outpatients clinic

take this form and wait there

and there you are


path lab

in the bloody queue again

little pricks


mortuary 

called the chapel of rest 

for visitors 


sexual diseases 

the door to the clinic

well camouflaged 


burns ward

the sterile filtered air

of time and again


plastic surgery

things that are not quite right

seem to be fine now


X-Ray

they can see right through you

diagnosis on a plate


dental ward

asking stupid questions 

about wisdom teeth


treatment room

washing my hands of it

redressing 


fracture clinic

a menu of  interesting names

time for a break


trauma ward

serious business of calm

first things first


resuscitation

swinging into action

the A team


path lab

ten thousand tests

each a diagnosis


refectory 

talking bloody shop

over dinner


pharmacy 

for every pill

an ill














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