The Commission took note, <br />In their enquiry report, <br />Of all the given points, <br />During the proceedings. <br /> <br />During the site inspection, <br />What all they had seen, <br />They noted with description, <br />In their diary, for examination. <br /> <br />To this team, time was given, <br />Not less than one year then, <br />To submit to the highest body, <br />Their findings on the Lady. <br /> <br />In the present context, <br />The life of Bernadette, <br />Wouldn’t fit in a family <br />And its surroundings homely. <br /> <br />She was a growing woman. <br />Blessed by Mary Virgin, <br />She was the only person, <br />To this mission, was chosen <br /> <br />Thro’ this girl, the spring came, <br />That cured many, in her name. <br />Miracles many found their way, <br />In and around the place, every day. <br /> <br />Vision came to a blind girl, <br />And a boy’s choked throat hole, <br />Got healed up and he ate food, <br />When the spring-water was used. <br /> <br />Such instant miracles proved, <br />The girl was really blessed <br />To serve the suffering mass <br />And chosen for a noble cause. <br /> <br />So, the Dean asked for her choice, <br />And hear the same thro’ her voice. <br />The confused poor Bernadette, <br />Preferred the job of a maid servant. <br /> <br />The Dean explained the position, <br />And the object of the commission, <br />It was to give her a higher position, <br />In the ecclesiastical organization. <br /> <br />When he clearly explained, <br />She then well understood, <br />Her importance to the public, <br />The sufferers and the sick.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a33-bernadette-a-growing-woman/
