E39 Open Windows by Sara Teasdale

Send us Fan MailDescription: An immersive reading of Open Windows by Sara Teasdale with reflection on mobility, pain, trees and wonder.  Website:https://anauscultation.wordpress.com/ Work:Open Windowsby Sara Teasdale Out of the window a sea of green treesLift their soft boughs like the arms of a dancer,They beckon and call me, "Come out in the sun!"But I cannot answer.I am alone with Weakness and Pain,Sick abed and June is going,I cannot keep her, she hurries byWith the silver-green of her garments blowing.Men and women pass in the streetGlad of the shining sapphire weather,But we know more of it than they,Pain and I together.They are the runners in the sun,Breathless and blinded by the race,But we are watchers in the shadeWho speak with Wonder face to face.References:Sara Teasdale: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sara-teasdale Ulrich RS. View through a window may influence recovery from surgery. Science. 1984 Apr 27;224(4647):420-1.Mihandoust S, Joseph A, Kennedy S, MacNaughton P, Woo M. Exploring the Relationship between Window View Quantity, Quality, and Ratings of Care in the Hospital. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 12;18(20):10677.