Fig. 2From: “I wanted to communicate my feelings freely”: a descriptive study of creative responses to enhance reflection in palliative medicine educationPoem (Student 4) “metaphorical references such as sunsets, winter or falling leaves suggest the transience of existence. Here I used the metaphors of a tree [’s] experience [,] seasons, slowing sap, falling and lying down. The pain and rot felt in the tree’s trunk and boughs represent Mr A’s pain in his spine and limbs from his cancer”Back to article page