Imagine
Imagine if the hospital
employed a Marvin.
A monotone, pill-toting machine
who in less than 15 seconds
fires medication directly
into your mouth, offers you
a consoling phrase
(from a store of 1,005)
and pats your head with
plastic hands.
Imagine if the hospital
employed a Marvin
instead of the nurse
with her soft-timbred voice
who reaches across
the fear and says
We want to help you
get on top of your pain.
Trish Harris
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Distributor: Nationwide
Format: Pb 82 pp
ISBN: 9780473405793
Email: books@nationwidebooks.co.nz
my wide white bed
Trish Harris
My wide white bed is a poignant journey through the swells and up draughts of recovery, where hope and humour are never far away. It captures the small but significant interactions with hospital staff and other patients, from the moorings of a wide, white bed, during a prolonged stay in the hospital after orthopaedic surgery. The simple yet beautifully crafted poems make this a book everyone can appreciate – readers and non-readers of poetry alike.
Trish Harris’s first collection of poetry follows the success of her memoir, The Walking Stick Tree (2016).
Also available as an ebook on Amazon.