Tuesday, May 22, 2007

The subtle tear of the father

Have you seen the tear of my father?
which is hidden from many others.
Shedding for his progeny,
silently away from company.

Heres a scene which was set,
when i was extremely sick.
Though he tried to appear cold,
but concern on his face was bold.

Friction do occur inevitably,
till both sides got unhappy.
A while later you can hear him back,
discreetly caring from the back.

Only the duck* could see his teary eyes,
when I thought that he was ice.
He felt a sense of regret there,
though already he has tried his best.

How can his children see his tears?
Its when they use their heart to hear.
So that they can see beneath the surface,
to see the tear on his face.

Cause his love is inaudible,
and is subtly visible.
which is seen at his personal corner,
where their faces appear at an obvious angle.

Though my father's love is marvelous,
it can only be seen by the able.
Cause the manifestation is subtle,
yet its reservoir is immeasurable.

*duck: a imagery used for a friend of father.

Written by: Justin Sng
Date: 22/05/2007
All rights reserved. Please seek permission from the author for any form of replications.

nb: The above passage was written in the early morning of 22/05/2007 and is dedicated to my father (Martin Sng) as a reflection of his unique love for his children: Justin, Vivien and Austin. Please leave comments at the bottom of this entry.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Your father has became the cornerstone of your life. The silent benchmark that internalised to survive the adversities. He will forever be in your heart as you will be in his heart.

Your father has given a gift beyond any gifts.

The gift of unconditional and never ending love and support.

You are worthy of your father's love. The type of love that your father has is deep, too immeasurable to comprehend. In my words, it will be indescribable. Isn't this, a true love for what a father should have for his son? To stand by him in beliefs.

A fresh insight for one to understand and knows the depths of feelings for your father.

1 corinthians 13 will always be true in this poem said.

9:39 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I'm sure your dad will be so proud of you. Tears filled my eyes after reading this poem. It illustrated so well about an Asian dad's love...so well...

11:26 AM  

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