NURSE

NURSE

For my favorite nurse

She looks

Upon her charges

She remembers

They are human beings

Placed before her

For many reasons –

Some, are injured

And on the mend

Some, are lost –

To their emotions

Or to their intellects

Most,

Have simply grown old,

Discarded former identities

But not to her, –

She Knows,

They still have dreams

They still have desires

They still have lives to live

She understands

She cherishes, and

She serves

After all,

She’s a Nurse

Whetstone Poetry:

For nearly the last two months, I have been recuperating from a broken hip.

I have been under the care of Greenhaven Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center,

Greensboro, NC. In the past I have participated in nursing home ministries, however,

until actually living among nursing home residents I never grasped the true experience

and how sweet the difference a compassionate, dedicated and caring nurse makes

in the lives of these individuals under their care. It makes all the difference in the world!

- Robert B

Comments: 23 ( 1 removed by Robert - just a simple man - B. )

Pam Brittain May 9, 2012, 7:01pm UTC

How wonderful. Love the doodle.

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JOHN BECK May 9, 2012, 7:28pm UTC

Happy Nurses' Week for all you nurses on Gather.

Nurse Nancy S. May 9, 2012, 7:51pm UTC

Thank you, John!

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Nurse Nancy S. May 9, 2012, 7:54pm UTC

Robert, it is so nice to hear someone praise the nurses in his life. So many times we are under appreciated by families and doctors. We take routine abuse and are supposed to remain happy and cheerful. It is hard sometimes, but we try to remember WHY we are there. Not for the family...not for the doctor...but for the patient. The one who needs our compassion and kindness.
It is words like yours that make it all worthwhile. Thank you!!!

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Karen E. May 9, 2012, 8:36pm UTC

Beautiful!

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Randi Burnham-Brown May 9, 2012, 8:50pm UTC

wow! you did a great job! ( this may show up twice)

Robert - just a simple man - B. May 9, 2012, 9:39pm UTC

see my comment under Jax [below]

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Janet "Jax" B. May 9, 2012, 9:31pm UTC

Great job Robert!! Good nurses do make all the difference in the world....

Robert - just a simple man - B. May 9, 2012, 9:37pm UTC

The good ones do. Bad ones can make someone's life miserable. For instance: there's one nurse that works nights here that doesn't want to do anything. One of her charges is a 96 yr old woman. Last week the old woman fell asleep sitting up in a chair with her head bent at a funny angle (this was 11pm), when I got up at 5:30 the old woman was still there because the nurse either never checked on her or worse didn't want to put her to bed. I reported the incident in the morning when administrative came in. But I love the good nurses.

Janet "Jax" B. May 10, 2012, 2:16am UTC

Oh, I know what you mean. I slapped a nurse and ended up getting her fired....but that's not a story you probably want to hear.

Robert - just a simple man - B. May 10, 2012, 7:36am UTC

Janet had a cat fight with a nurse. It may or may not have included a wading pool full of jello. Details are sketchy at this time...

:+)

Janet "Jax" B. May 11, 2012, 12:00am UTC

LOL

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RedBird. B. May 9, 2012, 9:43pm UTC

Robert, This is such a lovely Tribute to those who Helped in Making You well again.
Wonderfully Done!

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Sandy Moore May 9, 2012, 10:21pm UTC

This is a wonderful poem and I know there are many nurses that fit the description.

Thank you for sharing with Watching The Wind Blow By

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stephen berwaldt May 10, 2012, 1:45am UTC

Where would we be without these night engages in white, although they don't wear much white nowadays, at least not all white, like my mother used to.
An ode long overdue.

Thanks for posting to Gathers Luminous Writers and Artists.

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Bernard C. May 10, 2012, 2:25am UTC

Great piece I enjoyed it as well as the graphic too :-) credit where credit is due it's all good :-))

Thanks for sharing and submitting to
The Surreal Circus.

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