G Vipina Chandran Nair

Je présente mes sincères condoléances à Ivy et les enfants.

Poem for father-in-law #1

I will remember you for how you shared with others and with me,
For how you saw the world as philosophy,
For how you described the French language through its musicality,
Or how a painting by Bonnard invited you into the scene.

And for how you shared the wisdom of the tricks you learned,
Like holding golfing arms in a triangle as my shoulders turned,
Or how cookbooks were the best chance to have spurred
A native publishing house in a local word.

Your playfulness showed in the moments that brought you glee,
Like watching your PSG,
Or folding on anything less than a pair of queens,
Or your pride in lulling a new grandchild to sleep.

I will remember when we searched through bargain books for a find,
and “share your crisps,” a squawking bird would remind.
Would you care for some peanuts and wine?
“Well, I wouldn’t mind.”

Je t’aime Papa. Merci d’avoir été le meilleur père au monde. Tu nous manques tellement.

Radha