On listening to The speech from The bride's father this evening, Where his fatherly love Was displayed most evidently My daughter asked What I would say On her wedding day.
I thought hard and Answered, "She was my first born.." And started crying
Till now I still couldn't understand Why I cried
But as I wrote these lines My eyes were wet again.... Wondering what I would say....
Was what I decided on as a way to celebrate my birth, an 'uneventful occurrence' some decades ago. So off we went to a Thai island by name of Krabi, famed for the sun, the sea the beach n yes the corals.
Instead of the Thai greeting "sawadika" that welcomed us, what we received was 'showerdecrap' as it bucketed down. Ok, so I am corny....
Of the few days we were there, the sun made a guest appearance for a few hrs on my birthday...
Nonetheless, we had some Decent family time, N snorkeling N horseback riding N elephant trekking All w some stories to tell.
But I would not trade the trip w my family No matter the cost... <3 thanks dears, I loved it..
Is the life that we live Whether or not we have Taken good care of it Or watched it slip us by, Or lived it to the full Or filled it with empty dreams & lies.
We need incidentals And accidentals To slap us back to reality To stun us into A freeze frame.... and Take stock.... And Put things into perspective Once again.
I just heard how close I was To losing my uncle How he faced The demon of diseases Without so much as a mutter
True, his family was there Wife n children He was not in want For support
But to realize that we had Even dined together Only a day after he was discharged Was, eerily unsettling.
I send out prayer request Faster than I blink,
I sought for help Before the slightest Of aches n pains Crippled me.
So this revelation humbled me And put things into perspective -
There r problems and there are PROBLEMS Deal with it, Observe the outcome Move on...
Uncle, yr courage & strength Shone through in the Understated way you handled Your illness.
We may not share the same beliefs But you inspired me. I thank God there is time To learn more from you still. Thank you for reminding me Life is fragile.
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