She looked sadly towards the cot,
There were two big tears in her eyes.
The elderly gentleman turned towards her,
He could see her thoughts full of Hows and Whys.
He gestured to the nurse beside him,
And asked her to take off the oxygen mask.
He had done all his duties in time,
What was left was this little task.
Her mother put her up near the bed,
And he lovingly stroked her hair,
‘Granpa Is it true that your going away?
If you are, can you tell me where?’
He took a deep breath and held her little hand,
‘Darling, Grandpa is going to Paradise,
A place for all those who believe in god
A place for all who are sweet and nice.’
‘Granpa will you come to meet me,
Will you drink tea with me and my teddy bear?’
‘Sure, You just need to close your eyes and think of me,
And I’ll be there sitting by you, rocking your little chair.’
That was all she wanted, for the smile returned to her face,
Her grandpa took his towel and wiped her little nose.
‘Granpa, Can you please tell me what heaven is?
Mum says it’s more beautiful than even Grandma’s prized Rose.’
‘Heaven, my dear is the most wonderful feeling;
It’s even more beautiful than the village swan lake’
Then seeing that she was still not assured he said,
‘Heaven is so sweet, that it’s sweeter than your Mummy’s cake.’
She smiled and said ‘Paradise must be very beautiful
It sounds so nice that it must be a nice place to be.
But do one thing Grandpa and promise me that,
When you reach there, you’ll save a piece of heaven for me’
He hugged her while he tried to hide the tears in his eyes.
And kissed her gently and placed her on his bed sheet;
God knows that heaven was where he wanted to go,
But he wondered whether even heaven could ever be this sweet’
He thanked God for his life, for his happinesses untold,
Thanked him for all the love that he received that final night;
And he knew that all he needed was right before him;
Death could be a bother but life had turned out quite all right.
- Pranay
