Would-Be Grandfather Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
Would-Be Grandfather
Convalescing after a surgery
I was forbidden by the surgeon
from lifting weight, walking long,
driving, even travelling by car.
Restless and breathless as I am,
it was hard for me to obey
the one-hundred-and-forty-four
declared on me by the surgeon.
When my frequent breach
of the surgeon's strict diktats
reached my son-in-law, he had
no choice, but to speak to me:
'If you do not regain your health,
uncle, how will you be able to take
care of your grandchild? ' was his way
of announcing the happy news!
These words, needless to say,
had the required effect on me,
bound me to the post, despite
all the discomforts bothering me.
Poet's Note: '144' refers to Section 144 of Indian Criminal Procedures Code (CrPC) which empowers an Executive Magistrate to issue Prohitory Orders on movement of people.
it all through touches my heart; I feel your poetic feelings all through the diction
It gives one an opportunity to remember and reflect his childhood days. Congratulations that you have reached this phase of your life Unniji. Stay always happy and blessed!
Ahh, How Awesome! .. So you better take care of you! .. Again Ever so many Congratulations! .. Hurray! .. Beyond #ing! ..++++++++++++++++++++++
Ahh, Yes Definitely such Wonderful news can turn the heart and soul around! .. And give a more powerful willingness to following doctors restrictions.....
True Bharati, now I look forward to spending my time with my grandchild. So does my wife.
It also gladdens me to know that you are going to be a grandfather.Hearty congratulations and best wishes!
Thank You, Bharati. As I have answered poet Mahtab Bangalee, none of us would have had the time to spend with our own children. But, when we are grandparents, we have more time. That makes us happier. Maybe, our children too feel that way: leaving their children safe with us!
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4/29/2024 12:23:51 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Congratulations! Now the healing will mean much to many!
Thank You, dear poet MJ Lemon. "Love heals all ills"! My discomfort does not count, I believe!