#BlogFlash2012: Ode to Grandma

August 17, 2012 "Grave"




Grandma The thought of death doesn’t elude meAs I sit upon the hard, cold groundJust beside your tombstoneBeckoning my sorrowsI never thought this day would come
Life without you GrandmaSeems so unbearable Why did you have to leave me?Memories of those joyous days we sharedThe past my friend, The future without you, my enemy.Oh how I will miss your Laughter, wisdom and love.
My heart cries with sorrow! Who will sing to me the songs of long ago?Who will listen to my stories?Who will share a strawberry shake with me at Burger King?Who will I confide my secrets to?Now that you are gone?
Grandma, Oh Grandma!You taught me life long lessonsAnd showered me with unconditional loveYou laid the foundations of my faithAnd taught me to chase my dreams
A world without youHow can I go on?My guide and friendBlessed by all who called you their grandmotherYou possessed a gentle heartKind spirit and unyielding faithMourned by manyYet only a few truly knew you
You, my gracious wise grandmotherRest with the angels nowReconnected with your mother, brother, father and husbandNever forgotten and always lovedI shall be the woman you want me to become. Never forgetting you nor the lessons you have taught meGrandma, O GrandmaYour time has come. 



My Grandma Carr and I on my wedding day. She passed a few years later.