SURPRISE !
She was glad she didn’t have a clock.
“Be still. Don’t move. Breathe,” she thought.
Second by second
Pain flowed through her.
“Breathe slow, eyes closed,
Let It Go. Take it deep,” she thought.
Remember tall pines reflecting in glass ponds,
A quiet sunrise . . . A gaudy sunset.
Remember sand castles, crashing waves,
Blazing light and quiet night.
Call the nurse! No!
Stay with the pain.
Don’t move!
Be still . . . . . This too shall pass.