Precious Moment With Grandfather
PRECIOUS MOMENT WITH GRANDFATHER
I had so many tender moments with my grandfather,
who passed away, sixteen days after my tenth birthday.
He showed in so many ways how much he loved me and
cared for me in little gestures that meant so much to me.
Two days ago I was talking to my eighty five year old
aunt, his last surviving child and who is so dear to me.
She told me that my grandparents loved and adored me
so much and cared about me being their first grandchild.
Ahh, it made me reminisce all those tender, sweet
moments with my grandparents during my childhood;
but most of all the most tender moment when I saw
how my grandfather looked when I was very ill.
When I was five I had a very high fever that would
not come down and the doctors could not to anything.
I was in bed for days, not able to get up and barely ate.
I could hardly move and talk that I could only open and
close my eyes and looked at everybody around me.
He always stayed with me, watched me and I saw in
his tender gazes the caring, the concern he had for me.
He never gave up and had his friend, a faith healer
or a quack doctor came to do something to save me.
I would never forget, my grandfather staying with his
friend, listening and doing what he asked him to do and
my grandfather’s faith that he would heal me for his
look of concern turned to hope that I would get well.
I saw my grandfather’s smile at the corner of his mouth
glancing at me while watching what his friend was doing
and I also wondered at that moment why I was able to see
what his friend did step by step, although I was so weak.
Suddenly, I started making slow movements and looked
at everybody and when I glanced at my grandfather, who
was smiling while talking to his friend, I saw the joy in his face
and he came beside me touching my forehead so tenderly.
6/12/21 A Tender Moment From Childhood Poetry
Malabika Ray Choudhury
Copyright © Marilene Evans | Year Posted 2021
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