OUR CARER ARISES
by Tom Leonard
Dedicated to Jim Liddle
My noble companion, like Scott Scotius, in Christ,
Heavenly angel like St. Raphael,
Who cares so much for the Bruchton community,
His cousins and family in Fife,
Is stricken after many years
Of healing and comforting others
With the Omnicron virus that threatens us all.
He serenely retires to his mystical flat
Somewhere above the quaint Apple pharmacy
And relaxes as one positive flow test follows another,
And the young people bound down the stairs
To nourish and sustain him.
He reads and composes poetry
And sends pleasant messages
As the virus ravages his throat,
But then a negative test! Then another!
And he is down the stairs, fit as a fiddle,
An inspiration to me and all others,
As he becomes part of God's life once again.
Our carer has arisen, All is safe with the world.
A part of me is resurrected
As I struggle with my mind;
We can resurrect the world once again.
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