What do you see nurse, what do you see?
What are you thinking when you're looking at me?
A crabbit old woman, not very wise,
Uncertain of habit, with faraway eyes?
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Reading this beautiful poem made me remember of my mom and other elderly people that we must treat them tenderly and with utmost care. Someday we will also experience the life that they have gone through. A beautiful poem so wonderfully crafted. To my Poem List.
A wonderful, touching and heartwarming write. It expresses in beautiful detail the many stages of life of a woman and its intricacies...... the realities of life and old age have been so vividly depicted.
Who dribbles her food and makes no reply, When you say in a loud voice, 'I do wish you'd try! ' Who seems not to notice, the things that you do, And forever is losing a stocking or shoe.
Thank you for sharing with us this masterpiece of work, with great topic and well rhymed style, it deserves a big 10+ and goes in to my treasure chest..
Excellent poem Shaun and one which I find particularly poignant, given the way that the current pandemic has highlighted the desperate needs of those elderly people among us who reside in care homes. It's a very touching ten from me!