My Aunt Eleanor

My Aunt Eleanor Many years of heartfelt sharing: hopes, dreams, past things, bringing sunbeams. Yesterdays enjoyed: talking, thinking, feeling, believing, and achieving uplifting. An awesome regular phone-friendship: abiding reciprocal respect, and awareness. Underneath an external shroud, feelings carefully arranged, began renewal; healing. Nebulous thinking became clearer. Understanding drew nearer. Forgiveness dearer. Two souls linked by blood, finding some unity in a world of conflicts. Not alone. Everything good cherished; everything evil intentionally expunged from consciousness. Love given and received from a distance; letting understanding free from locked selves. Ever grateful for each kind word spoken and insightful wisdoms shared, am I. Above the wrath of God that makes earth tremble as grounds shake, you are now. Near to the heart of the Father where questions are answered and mysteries explained. Over the threshold from life and into the realm of forever you have flown. Remembering yesterdays, I must do, until singing God’s praise in heaven with you. © Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen February 28, 2010 Poetic form: Acrostic