Sonnet for That Beautiful Night
2007; American College of Physicians; Volume: 147; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00014
ISSN1539-3704
Autores Tópico(s)Medicine and Dermatology Studies History
ResumoAd Libitum6 November 2007Sonnet for That Beautiful NightLisa June, MDLisa June, MDFrom Rheumatology Associates, Louisville, KY 40207.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail He goes to see his mother, still alive,her skin yellow over thinned bones, shut eyes,thankful to sleep rather than to writhe,her unvoiced dreams forcing out faint sighs.In her he sees the ebbing of such lifeas photos in an album fade to gray,snapshots of her as girl and then as wife,he wonders if this is her starring day?From her bed by which wilted flowers sit,she murmurs he “had been such a good boy.”As one of five kids, he savors this bit,a souvenir from childhood, one last toy,and he mulls over this thought, feeling proud,loving his mother in the morphine cloud. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Rheumatology Associates, Louisville, KY 40207.Current Author Address: Lisa June, MD, Rheumatology Associates, 4213 Maryknoll Lane, Louisville, KY 40207. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 6 November 2007Volume 147, Issue 9Page: 665KeywordsBoneEmotionsMorphineRheumatologySleep ePublished: 6 November 2007 Issue Published: 6 November 2007 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...
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