Hospital Poems – Lynn White

First they banned flowers.



Unhygienic, you see.



Unsafe.



With their smells



and susceptibility



to spillages



so people brought poems 



to hospitals.







Then there was a pandemic.



And people were banned.



No visiting allowed



Unhygienic, you see.



Unsafe



with their smells



and susceptibility



to carry infection



so robots brought the poems



to hospitals.







Now things have moved on,



progress, you see.



Now robots write the poems



they bring to hospitals.



Soon people won’t notice 



the difference.



Soon people won’t remember



the difference.

Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her poetry is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy, and reality. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. Find Lynn at: Poetry – Lynn White and Facebook.