WHEN THE ANGEL’S WINGS CAUGHT FIRE
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Wednesday, 25 June 2014
WHEN THE ANGEL’S WINGS CAUGHT FIRE
When his blood cells were losing strength
His time was being crushed to dust
Doctors sat with grave face
The hapless father running to and fro
He was reading Tintin on wheel chair
The frail hands dropped the comic book
An eager mind instructed the body
To pick it up
As it was the time of fall
Pain would not let the hands to work
The mother, wiping her tears
Gave the book to her babe
Her loving words added faith
To the dying little angel
“Beta* enjoy every moment of your life”
He flashed a bright smile
*son in Hindi
Posted for MarinaSofia’s prompt “Shattering the World and Rebuilding It” @ d’VersePoetics
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So heartbreaking - anything to do with sick children just has me in tears. The son of my husband's former boss had leukemia - such a brave boy, was in and out of hospital for several years. Makes me count every single blessing twice.
ReplyDeleteoy the loss of a child is devastating...i like the little blessing over the son there in the end....
ReplyDeleteThis is very moving ~ I can't imagine the pain of the parents but so wise the words ~
ReplyDeleteThis is very moving, Sumana. Your words portrayed the difficulty and love in the moment. It is so hard to lose a child.
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking in its pain.
ReplyDeleteSo very touching. It is so art to see the young go through this (I was a hospice nurse) and the pain of the family. This mother had so much wisdom and courage. Sad story well expressed.
ReplyDeleteLife is full of these moments but losing a child must be the toughest of all. Interesting take with this personal encounter.
ReplyDeleteWhat can you do to a dying child but give them a smile to make every precious second worth living. Often children understand and accept much more than the parents.. but it's unbearably sad...
ReplyDeleteSad tale Sumana, but you told it so beautifully and with such compassion.
ReplyDeleteCompassionate, touching, & in the end, hopeful. My mother & her sister both died young, and my grandparents had to face the loss of their children; but when the child is very young, never to grow up, it is almost too much to bear. I worked/taught a blind 5 year old boy with tumors behind his eyes, dying of cancer; & yet every second with him was a joyous gift; he devoured what he could of life; very inspiring actually.
ReplyDeleteSad. Beautifully told.
ReplyDeletea sad poem, but with great love in it.
ReplyDeleteSumana, this is the kind of shattering a mother's heart can never really recover fully from. So poignant with what the mom says to him, and the image of his flashing bright smile. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteThis is so heartbreaking. What agony this is for the parents. My thoughts go to them.
ReplyDeleteoh that is so tough when a child is sick and the pain so palpable... still that thankfulness for the time together shines through strongly
ReplyDeletesuch a sad piece...it is interesting how sometimes those closest to death are able to most fully enjoy life. Sad...yet beautiful.
ReplyDeleteReally nice!grim yet awsmm
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