Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/ poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
Visiting a Friend in his Hospital Room
For Tod
So there you were with a tube in your arm And a crossword puzzle and pen in your hands And a lovely view of a sunlit roof With windblown debris whipping between the vents
An assembly of physicians in conclave met At the foot of your bed to discuss your future One of them but a face on a telescreen - One thinks of The Head in That Hideous Strength
I think of you comfortably back home tonight An ikon (and a brandy) on the table beside you