Hospital News Poem by Michael P. Johnson

Upon her bed a woman lies
Attentive to her neighbour’s cries
A caring nod a friendly smile
As doctors shuffle down the aisle


A nurse then whispers “There now dear
I know your friend’s no longer here
You tried your best to lift her heart
But in the end she had to part”


Her face was gaunt, so pale with fear
When first I saw her wheeled in here
Amazed she turned her frail white head
When first she heard me pray in bed



“Do you believe that God is real?
A God who knows the way I feel”?
“She paused a while then with a sigh”
“I’d like to know before I die”


“For these few weeks I’ve shared God’s word
Throughout the ward my voice you’ve heard
I’ve prayed and sang, I’ve shared my views
To all who came I’ve spread the news


It’s through God’s grace this life we live
While yet I breathe His truth I’ll give
Yes even now my heart takes wing
Whilst telling you of Christ my King


My friend, she smiled with big brown eyes
When late last night with great surprise
She said” “I know just what you mean
Christ came to me and made me clean”


“She turned her head again to speak
Tears of joy rolled down her cheek”
“I now know why Christ died for me”
“Her head fell back, my friend was free”…