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A Song For Hannah

A Song for Hannah...( amhran do Hannah-gaelic )in memory of my Gaelic grandmother who l never met and died in the 1900's of the Spanish Flu, found with her 4 day old baby in her arms.She was 38 years old. The race of love is just to much as l see your face before me. Your eyes so tender as it holds my good byes but words of hope it never dies. l'll breathe the night as journey's fly's so little time, the future lied. Lets close the door the storms too much our windows light no more to touch. The empty space holds my goodbyes but of our love it never dies. chorus... So sleep my love as worlds go bye for darkness came the day you died. As yearning float on time untouched in broken dreams l cried, l cried. l'll wait in sleep an ache untold for the road l took and a heart that flowed. chorus... so sleep my love as worlds go by for darkness came the day you died. In sleep l'll wait till time it calls and tears from me will no more fall.

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John Fleming

Date: 7/22/2017 4:44:00 PM

Your grandmother lives, Jackie...She, by the grace of God, lives through you! My best regards. :) john

Jackie Elston
Date: 7/22/2017 5:24:00 PM

Your very kind John. l learnt all about Hannah when her daughter(my Aunt) wrote a book about her life. The old photo l have shows she was a beautiful Irish Lass, who died far too young, like many others, in the epidemic of 1920's.Jackie

Faraz Ajmal

Date: 7/20/2017 8:23:00 AM

Such a beautiful written poem, I m exactly like my Grandfather, nobody understands him, neither do me, well he was the only one but yet I only met him for once in my entire life, he lived in england and we in Pakistan, his death was really sad for me, grandparents love is unique, I really enjoyed reading your poem, however I want you to read my poems as well and tell me how they are, actually I got confused with the name Hannah, if you read my poem, best friend you ll know why

Jackie Elston
Date: 7/20/2017 8:47:00 AM

thank you for the kind comments. l will read your poems as soon as l can & leave you some comments. My grandmothers name was Hannah, who died very suddenly, leaving 7 young children.They were very poor and struggled to survive. All l have is a old photo of her.One of the 7 children was my dad.