AN ODE TO DAD
I had no clue you had taken ill on August 28, which coincidentally was my 4 th wedding anniversary. Somehow, I had missed a call from home, hence my not being in the known about your worsening ill-health. While at my study, in the early hours of the following day (around 2am – 29 th August), my phone rung. Reaching for my phone, I noticed it was yet another call from home. I suddenly felt uneasy, sensing that something unpleasant may have happened. The call brought the unfortunate news of your sudden passing in a health facility a couple of minutes earlier. I was lost for words, and for a while, I could not hold back my tears. In spite of multiple premonitions earlier this year of your imminent departure, and despite your advanced age, I had prayed and hoped God would grant you a few more years, especially so since I had some unrealized plans up my sleeves, with you and mum in mind. But a las, your sojourn on earth had ended. I am saddened but also grateful to God for blessing yo...