Remembering till the End
Oh Mom!
Rubbing your skinny hand
To keep it warm
These hands that typed my term papers
Requested from the teachers
Long ago since 1972
Remembering the long dinner table
Where the typewriter sound came from
At the other end of the room
Where Dad cooked for us all
Joining little John, Claire and others
Watching Lucy Ball, Hogan’s Heroes
Mary Tyler Moore or other TV shows
At the other end of the room
We were all together
Mom, Dad and kids
Sadly I long to visit Dad
But his time had come in 1989
Missing Dad more than ever
As time passes
His kindness imprints forever
Needing food and a place to sleep
While studying at Rutgers U
Dad and Mom adopted me willingly
Asking for nothing in return
Always kind hearted
Mary ushered me to Mom and Dad
New York City
There I went
With Betty the oldest sister
Taking me on the United Nations tour
Overwhelmed with writing school reports
Supported and corrected by Alice
She can write poems
Like popcorn cooking in a microwave
Smart Michael we all admired
Eileen, Dorothy, Lorraine, Claire
And John the younger ones
Kindly shared with me their love
Celebrating special occasions brought
Joe, the oldest son, his wife Janet
And their daughter
On Christmas Day, Anne, Terry and Matthew
Came to join the celebration
Twelve kids plus one who passed away
Mom and Dad’s kind hearts
Transferred to their children
Teaching Philosophy at St. Peter College, JC
Dad did that best
A secretarial job Mom love to do
Her professional helped my term papers
Looked perfect with her typing hands
Happy me in the foreign land of the USA
Missing all of them
Looking back at the passed forty one years
Lucky me embraced by a good and kind family
I will remember fondly till the end
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts,
Thursday, November 20, 2013, 9:49 pm
Mr. Joseph Caulfield (Dad) and Mrs. Theresa Maloney Caulfield (Mom) wedding
Worth to be born
The best of human achievement is
When you raise your offspring
Enabling your child to have a good life
And be a good person
But the greatest achievements
In history come by
Helping others
Without concern for blood line
The Great men and women
In the history
Gandhi, Dr. King, Madam Curie
And many others achieved this
Dad and Mom Caulfield
Are as great as the others
Helping me and others in small ways
That they could
If the aim of our lives is help others
Or be helped by others
When the situation is provided
It will be a better world
We live in
Out loud we shall talk
For every individual to receive help
And help others
Step by step we are walking through
The twenty first century
Let us bring Peace and a better world
Than we are in now
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Happy 91st Birthday Mom
Theresa Maloney Caulfield
Sunday, November 17, 2013
At Dotsy and John’s house
Have a Happy Holiday Everyone
Love,
From Ing, John, Mali and Jim, 2013
Link to Trip to Chinatown and Breast Feeding the Little One Page:
https://ingpeaceproject.com/ings-poems/trip-to-chinatown-and-breast-feeding-the-little-one/
Beautiful and thoughtful poems and pictures. Thank you for painting a picture of a happy and meaningful time in your life. I feel gratitude and love for this family that showed you such generosity. Mrs. C paved part of the road in your life with support and love. I can see a part of why you can give to me beautiful and unselfish love as my mother.
Dear Mali,
This is the first time that you have written comments on my website. Your Daddy and I are very impressed with your comments. We are always proud of you and appreciate the work that you are doing everyday to help children. I do not think I can last that long if I had to do the work that you say you love to do, helping children to talk. You devote your time to help children and I am very grateful for it.
Love,
Mom
This is a very special post, I remember hearing stories of your adoptive family and the joy created in that home. Its wonderful seeing their faces and hearing your words again.
You are such an amazing women and these people most have been equally exceptional to leave such a lasting and loving impression.
Hi Chelsea,
Thank you for your heart felt comment. We miss you and your family. Please say hello to everyone. We hope you have a nice summer.
Love,
Ing & John