The unadulterated essence of pure selfless and altruistic parental love!

By Stanley Collymore 

What delightfully, commendable 

love and the ideal epitome of 

genuine altruism when two 

expecting parents totally aware that 

the basic, critical medical condition 

of the father of their clearly unborn 

child was literally, very regrettably 

inoperable as dad was terminally 

ill; obviously dying, and similarly 

unquestionably had just days to 

live, should both lovingly, rather 

consensually and likewise also 

unequivocally, actually fittingly 

decide, that the mother of this 

baby equally with full medical 

agreement should essentially 

logically expedite the birth of 

her child, effectively  in order 

that its father would not only 

be able to literally physically 

see their offspring but could 

similarly also rather lovingly 

and most adorably - a state 

of affairs distinctly and truly 

momentously important for 

his wife, and distinctly also 

the touching story that she 

will most certainly, be able 

in those clearly upcoming, 

and too quite future years 

to devotedly, and likewise 

too rather proudly divulge 

to this now, very innocent 

offspring of theirs - cradle 

this so prized and special 

child of theirs in his firmly 

loving, effectively fatherly 

and expressly thoroughly 

joyous embrace; as very 

sadly in marked contrast 

the true cold indifference 

of the Grim Reaper quite 

actually swirls about this 

basically unfortunate trio 

of mother, a dying father 

and importantly a newly 

delivered obvious infant 

baby daughter; all quite 

evidently at the obvious 

mercy of nature's quirks.

(C) Stanley V. Collymore

17 February 2023.

Author's Remarks:

This poem is written for and specifically dedicated to the late Jamie Hunter, his adorable partner Becky Flint and their daughter Harper-May; attendant with the courageous and endearing decision that this couple made to have their unborn baby delivered early in the earnest and loving hope that Jamie Hunter who was terminally Ill with cancer and given just days to live would get the opportunity to hold and cuddle his daughter before he died. 

Jamie Hunter thankfully did manage to both hold and lovingly also very tenderly cuddle his daughter Harper-May; a great decision bringing forward her birth that validated the faith both of himself and his partner Becky Flint. 

Jamie Hunter was a teacher and also a football coach of Sutton Coldfield in the English West Midlands. Rather sadly he died just 48 hours after fulfilling the very cherished wish to both hold and cuddle his precious daughter Harper-May. And a decision so superbly and commendably also validated by the courageous actions of himself and his partner Becky Flint in having Harper-May's birth expedited.

Rest abidingly, Jamie Hunter, in eternal peace and the esteemed company of the Celestial host. And my sincerest condolences for your earthly loss to your partner Becky Flint and your most cherished daughter Harper-May!