Romancing Distant Moments
Romancing Distant Moments
I am romancing with distant moments
Distance, I keep trying to connect by dreaming
In a time difference, so hard to get a full time so meant
For my child and wife, I longed for reaching
God is so kind bestowing us a child
As we never thought we could have at least one
The passing of time charmed and leave us beguiled
But in prayers, answered us by granting us a son
We gave him a Christian name Pio Noel
Derived from the name of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
And Noel from my name, a kind idea of my wife Cecille
A name he will carry as his insignia
I listened to their voice over the cell phone
Or watched their videos, I took during my last vacation
Still longing for more moments for them to be shown
To alter depression with a deep sign of elation
Through messages, I cherish the distant moments
As my wife will relay to me my child’s notable deeds
As I record every detail in my diary as my attunement
Of his daily childish act finely registered on my head
For a picture of a table, Pio tells ‘it is a table’
For a picture of a chair, Pio tells ‘it is a sit’
My wife will not dare to show him that it is laughable
But gave him a nice lecture to improve his wit
Whenever he sees his grandfather with fellow friends
He will run to them and kiss their hands as a sign of respect
An instance, my wife eagerly drew a rabbit using a crayon pen
And hardly could be identified as rabbit, but Pio proudly said ‘rabbit’ in all aspect
(My wife kissed him and said ‘Pio you are very clever because even though my drawing is
hardly could be noticed as a rabbit but still, you interpreted it very well’)
At the age of 1 year and 6 months, Pio knows how to save money
Upon seeing coins inside my wife’s bag, he got this in his hand
And pointed into a small piggy bank and dropped in the coins so eagerly
Dirty clothes out of the basket, he will put this back without a command
Every time my wife’s cell phone will beep or ring
Pio immediately bring this to my wife and tell her that father text
Pio is fond of watching television and get a chance to lip-sync
He enjoyed for someone blowing on his tummy and asked his mother to play suplex
Upon entering our room, Pio will point to our family picture
And loudly will recite ‘this is Pio, mother, and father’
Every distant moment of them, I need to capture
While away, I am romancing distant moments sweeter but farther
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