The Night Shift (Ct- Raanu And Lago) …2403-2k12 Poem by saadat tahir

The Night Shift (Ct- Raanu And Lago) …2403-2k12

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(Late night scene in the CT suite…dedicated to all the staff)

An aged face in the dead of night
Flashing blinkers coax a fight

Bleeps are myriad and so the lamps
Age and gurney falter over ramps

Raanu and Laago by old lady's side
Comforting the jerks of a bumpy ride

Tending and tucking trailing lines
A score of tubes and cluttered twines

Dr Ramee and Nasaree by patient's bed
Wondering of the wind, the code is red

Labored the breaths, flicker the lights
Through lead glass pane vexing sights

Nurses and doctors spin like tops
As the CT tech in earnest hops

Composed the nurses, counting drops
Cleaner by the door side with her mops

Clueless and detached the maids eyes
A year of turmoil won't build those ties

In muddle of languages no us or them
Professional and cool my staff is a gem

The huff and puff of strained thread
Amid whirr of my CT's motorized bed

Weary eyes on the vital displays
For pulses now lap at distant bays


original
saadat tahir
24 Mar-2k12
Islamabad

Legend:
Aged face - Saudi.
Raanu an Laago (ICU nurses) - India.
Yolanda (CT tech 1) - Philippines.
Hanna (CT tech 2) - Palestine.
Dr. Ramee (Cardio) - Syria.
Dr. Nasaree (Resident) - Sudan
Me (Radiologist) - Pakistan.
Cleaner - Bangladesh.
Maid, chaperone - Indonesia.

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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dave Walker 24 March 2012

A really great poem, like it a great write. may i invite you to read my new poem called, the crow flies.

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Rosmin Elsa Mohan 27 March 2012

Sat..... Again a CRACKER! ! all the best...

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Shahzia Batool 05 April 2012

You carry ur own sunshine to all the roads of life you travel on... When one gets involved in n dedicated to one's profession, the drudgery becomes a pastime...this is so clear how u observe, enjoy n feel the scene around u...there's a lesson for the dissatisfied youth that be one with what field u are in....may The Almighty bless u...

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Neela Nath Das 20 April 2012

The world under a roof! Sat I always like your style of write.Come back! Waiting.!

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Eman Obied 28 April 2012

you've got one beautiful unique style of writing.loved the poem very much.

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Juliana Jones 07 August 2014

Well done, thank-you for the journey you gave me.....

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Rose Flores 24 May 2012

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing the poem. A blessed evening!

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Renu Kakkar 21 May 2012

this is beautiful, your poetry lends a vivid vision to the incident...the urdu, hindi poetry style of two lines but both rhyming.

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Sayeed Abubakar 13 May 2012

You are n original poet I see. Don't you write in Urdu? Mother language is the language of poetry. You can write to me any time. My e-mail is: sayeed_jh@yahoo.com

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Valerie Dohren 08 May 2012

Excellently penned verse, great expression of content. Well done.

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