The Human Touch 2013 - University of Colorado Denver
The Human Touch 2013 - University of Colorado Denver
The Human Touch 2013 - University of Colorado Denver
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<strong>The</strong> Waiting Room<br />
Henry Claman, MD<br />
Anschutz Haiku<br />
Mary A. Baitinger<br />
A snowy white coiffure<br />
tries to hide the ruins <strong>of</strong> memory.<br />
Holding on to her cane and her companion,<br />
careful with stairs and chairs,<br />
she fl oats on gossamer bones, with muddled eyes,<br />
and tries to decipher the conversation.<br />
Quieter and gentler than she was,<br />
she now likes gentle poems,<br />
and occasionally startles us with<br />
a perfect rendition <strong>of</strong> “My Captain.”<br />
“This is taking too long,”<br />
she says for the third time<br />
in as many minutes. •<br />
1.<br />
Cranes across the sky<br />
Spires <strong>of</strong> steel and concrete<br />
Roots for a new home<br />
2.<br />
Colored-paned windows<br />
A checkerboard in the air<br />
What is your next move?<br />
3.<br />
Plates <strong>of</strong> stone and wood<br />
Down the mountain path to home<br />
A feast for the eyes<br />
4.<br />
Spring birds cluster tight<br />
A journey through winter trees<br />
New nests are waiting<br />
5.<br />
Ancient gray pillars<br />
Beams slant through its narrow arch<br />
Portals lost and found<br />
6.<br />
Castles carved in stone<br />
Green leaves foam its rocky shore<br />
Brisk sailing ahead! •<br />
PG 20<br />
PG 21
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