7th poem of 'The Jester' saga. The Jester, his wife, and Joshua, fighting their illnesses |
The Jester And His Wife Cameron and Julie were best friends forever, They were always close, played games so well together He loved to amaze her with his jester skills, Looking at them, you’d not know both were so ill Yet each of them knew they’d be healthy one day They weren’t sure how, but there had to be a way Their best friend Josh assured them that it could be done, For they were young, in love; their lives had just begun The three of them met by chance, at least so it seemed Each with a terrible illness, they held the same dream Just fifteen, they were in love with each other No one could tell them they weren’t meant for one another Slowly over time, their illness lost its grip on them Until one day they were healthy, and that was when Cameron asked Julie if she would be his wife Marry him, love him, live together in this life Now nineteen, they were married, with Josh by their side But Josh was still ill, in him the illness resides Before they could complete their simple honeymoon Josh was in the hospital, his time would be soon As they visited one day, they brought wondrous news Julie was pregnant, they wanted Josh to choose A name for their child; that only he could foresee He smiled and said, “I think his name is Bradley.” One day Joshua was gone, called away too soon And Bradley was born, that very afternoon For Cam and Julie, Bradley made life complete What they didn’t know, was they’d soon suffer defeat Childbirth had weakened Julie, neither of them knew Her illness had returned, there was nothing they could do The day Julie died, Cam lost a piece of his heart Seeing Bradley made him smile, he knew they had to start He taught Bradley to be a Jester like his Dad, And as Cam again grew sick, his son was all he had Then one day, strength failing, Cam couldn’t carry on Ten year old Bradley was left, in the care of his Dad’s mom Jim Dorrell 7/18/10 If you're curious as to who The Jester is, may I recommend you read "The Jester" The rest of the poems that are about his life, love, and eventual death can be found in "The Jester Poems" |