I had three daughters and I loved them all.
And they knew I had the biggest soft spot
For Felicity, the middle one. Her grace followed
Everywhere and everyone in the village knew.
Her golden yellow tress, her fluttering eyebrows,
Her small upturned nose enhanced the small sweet lips.
And she was always laughing, affecting everyone.
She found a job in a children's paediatric hospital.
Children were her love and she would attend to them
As often as time permitted, leaving her to laugh,
Echoing in the corridors, by far a favourite of all.
One thing she never missed. The service was on Sunday.
In the end, by permission, she would sing her hymn.
Many came to hear her angelic mellifluous voice.
She always chose "Amazing Grace". Soft notes that came from the heart
And rising to a crescendo. No one was allowed to clap.
Her final words were always the same.
You come to adore God. Praise His Holy Name.
Categories:
paediatric, appreciation, daughter,
Form: Free verse
Pleasure greets pain now sure enough,
Allow for gripe to voice complaint;
Exploit tear strains with doctor's stuff,
Deed you describe prompts crying train;
Indulge your checks such emphasis,
Allow cold touch of stethoscope;
Treatment braves tact with synopsis,
Reach cramps so much with crying hope;
Insist on tests to gather proof,
Cocoon dear love that tells my tale.
Be then my guest with your wise truth,
Urge glimpse above to dare unveil;
Zeal paints out loud in screaming shouts,
Zoom away proud in grimace pout.
Leon Enriquez
17 March 2018
Singapore
Categories:
paediatric, allegory, blessing,
Form: Sonnet