Transitioning
undulant
images
dance
over pallid walls,
like
a phantom ~ the night
nurse
appears.
she
addresses you
with
merciful compassion,
switches
on
the
light
buzzing like
an
angry hornet
circling
overhead.
your
eyes ~
marbled
in fear
search
for
an
affirmation
of
hope.
nestled
in
a
lullaby
of
oxygen.
the
night nurse,
humbly
turns
out
the overhead light,
buzzing
its
final refrain.
ceremoniously,
loved ones
gather,
circling ~ a bond
anointed in liturgical rites.
a
blessed communion ~
in
the name of the Father,
the
Son and the Holy Ghost,
on
the wings
of
eternal life.
Paulette Calasibetta
I have been published in Poetry Soup Anthologies, Vols. 1 & 2, The Journal, October Hill Magazine, Taj Mahal Review, and Cherita anthology, Winter Lands.