# A Rememberence Of Dad's Last Words- I Thank God Poem by Samanyan Lakshminarayanan
# A Rememberence Of Dad's Last Words- I Thank God
it's a year
since he died
i never thought
i would become a rat
after he died
though i knew
the other three off springs of his
were all cats
the cats when out of their boxes
have today become foxes
you could have got your money
when he was alive
why did you let your chance go by
i never expected this....foxy voice
when he was hospitalized for cancer
every other day we were visited by a counselor
she used to tell me..'for your dads age...you need
to keep him mentally strong for this chemotherapy
that's exactly what i did....though seeing him age
from seventy to ninety in two months was torture therapy
I THANK GOD...my dads mental strength lasted almost till the fag end
till a couple of days before...at midnight
he called me and my sister to say he could not take it anymore
that was the first time i had seen my dad cry......he never cried
not even when my mother died
I THANK GOD...i was not driven to get anything signed off him
it would have been worse than the chemo working on him
the evening before he died the doc to check his stability
called me near him and asked him
MR.LASHMINARAYANAN...do you know who this is.....
he was already surviving under support
his voice never really came out
only his lips and eyes spoke out
'MY SON'' it said.and...that was what he spoke last
This poem is a lovely remebrance of your father and I found it to be very touching. I also was with my father when he died and found it to be a peaceful experience and as Bob says, those we love never really leave us, they remain in our hearts and memories, Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us Lynda xx
When someone close leaves us, it is a very sad moment in our lives, yet life moves on with memories of lessons taught, fun times had, he would say this at this moment, laugh at this event. Close people never really leave us, everytime I am working in the garden, my departed mother is there as well, pointing out this weed and another. Samanyan, you have written a very beautiful poem in remembrance of your father. It deserves a hunded plus for the words and their sincerity. Thank you for sharing. Warm regards Bob
Looding a parent can be so painful. This poem will help others who pass this difficult road. Well done my friend!
Very touching. I can get at your feelings. Life is like this. Cat, rat and fox - this is the game of life but the blessings of our parents will be always with us. That is worth more than a million. That blessings will take us a long way in our life. We can forget the rest.
ah... you got a heart. i want more to be like you.
It sounds as if he had some empathic and caring people around to help him through it. You wrote of it here with the astute, observant eye of a poet. But I know your heart must have many secret bruises; and I pray that they will heal soon, because of the memory that you were his devoted son and he died even acknowledging that.
An awful death. I've had quite a few close to me die of that disease.My condolences.
Irreparable loss....added with the agony of that foxy voice....sorry for you SL....no words can console you...God bless
Good poets are supposed to make people become emotional, well Samanyan you are obliviously a good poet. I'm very very sorry for this tremendous loss in your life, but with faith in God you will see him Again. A very heartwarming write about your Dad. With the greatest regards to you and your family, your friend Lynn
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Deep and sentimental...i share your feelings SLN...love parental never dies out...it lives long as rewards of goodness in the offsprings' lives...10