Judges had mercy, finally freedom he got

A sole visitor allowed to his cell,

and is permitted to visit him daily

but forbidden to carry any food in,

before d' entry, frisked thoroughly

Being d' offender's only daughter,

the lone next of kin, to pay a visit

a baby infant she took in with her,

the jail officials didn't object to it 

For stealing just one loaf of bread,

got sentence, be starved to death!

in the reign of Louis XIV in France,

d' seemingly stringent punishment

Alive for 4 months with no wt. loss

d' authorities got frankly perplexed,

spied on her while staying in d' cell

absurd, saw d' man while breastfed 

An odd event of full astonishment,

breastfed her father to the fullest

deprived d' baby, its share of milk,

cruelty or compassion at its best?

How intense could be d' concern,

to save d' priceless life of d' father

ignored all the social discrediting,

daughter incarnated into a mother

The judges deliberated deep into it,

pardoned d' father and set him free

d' learned love of the lady unusual,

brought into focus, created history

Breastfeeding an old man in prison,

d' damsel's painting, overly perverse

but the story behind it too touching

in no time, sold for 30 million Euros

               No scale ever devised to gauge the

feel in heart, d' level of compassion

copious distress visible on her face,

with d' suffering of a hungry person

Moreover, d' person was her father

impelled to act, alleviate d' suffering

as no alternate way, she could find,

had no inhibition nor a sick feeling

Save father's life was of utmost vital,

not any disrespect to human dignity

the justice system had to bow down,

set free, for the strange flawless pity

Felt her own father's intense suffering

eager to act, keeping her eyes shut

ignored all d' embarrassing feelings,

Judges had mercy,

finally, freedom he got