(In fond memory of my late husband 7th May 2019)
You were sick, very sick
You were aware of it
So were we
Yet we looked forward
To your recouping your health
You were frail you became a fighter
We knew you would soon be yourself again
The day you left for the hospital
It was for a checkup and sonogram
We
Waited for you to return home by noon
Was surprised you remained there
Longer than expected
And
The next day and the next you remained
That was a big surprise
How could the checkup last so long?
I kept wondering
Then
News came you were in the ICU
Your devoted son did not leave you for a minute
I relieved him in the evening
You lay asleep your dreams were your own
No one belonged to them
You did not share them
What you dreamt no one will ever know
What were your thoughts away from home?
No one will ever know
Perhaps in your delirious self
You shared them with God
The house is lonely without you
Every corner is filled with your presence
But
You are so, so far away
Resting in peace
With God by your side
~ Shobha Diwakar
Jabalpur, India
Indian Periodical
Indian Periodical
It’s a very touching poem. Your words reflect the agony you must have gone through to see your beloved lying in pain unaware of what was happening. Though he has gone to a better world he will always live in your heart which will give life to him. It’s just as Shakespeare says in his Sonnet 18. May his soul rest in peace.
thank you ASB for your very apt understanding of the trying moments of my life . every corner of the house is full of his image and sometimes i feel as though he is somewhere around
that’s life and God has probably saved him from further agony .