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My Dear Grandmother

My dear grandmother One nigth while I was sleeping I got a sad telephonemessage I got up fast The tears just trundled down my cheeks The message I got was that you had passed away It happened so incredibly fast I have cried for several months All the tears for you Hope that some of you still are here with me Now, I have no grandmother to talk with For your heart stopped Why was it your turn to let the soul leave your body Life needs to move on The dead, they have to be honored I will never be able to forget you I let the memories be hidden __ /_/\/\ \_\ / /_/ \ \_\/\ \ \_\/ Dedicated to my dear grandmother (1935-2011)

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Debbie Duncan

Date: 9/23/2012 12:30:00 AM

Oh I talk with my mom all the time and others who have passed. Very nice poem for your grandmother. No doubt she was standing over you reading it as you wrote it ;}

Gwendolen Song

Date: 5/27/2012 1:37:00 PM

A moving tribute to a loving grandma! Your words are beautiful and her memory lives on....This poem really made me think of the day my grandparents both died...Don't let your memories stay hidden...Talk about her often..She would be so proud to hear your loving words from heaven. Your art work at the bottom is such a nice touch too! Love, Gwendolen ps...maybe u could at least post a poem once a month?....Don't stay away toooo long. :)

Laila Andresen Mjelde
Date: 8/25/2012 10:12:00 AM

Thank you for stopping by and reading my poetry! oxoxo hugs Laila

Deb Radke

Date: 5/10/2012 4:38:00 PM

A most heart-felt poem to a beloved grandmother. They have a place in our hearts that can never replaced or forgotten. We mourn the loss of these dear ones with sorrow and with our memories. For they have loved us, always, for who are at any given time in our lives. My best to you. You touched my heart with these words. Deb

Laila Andresen Mjelde
Date: 8/25/2012 10:12:00 AM

Thank you for kind words and for reading my poem! oxoxo hugs Laila

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/8/2012 2:48:00 PM

My mum your grandma loves you to Laila....and I miss her very much. - Lovely done. - love from mum

Laila Andresen Mjelde
Date: 8/25/2012 10:13:00 AM

Thank you mum! Love you! oxoxo hugs Laila

Chittaranjan Dey

Date: 5/6/2012 7:23:00 AM

A grandmother's job never ends. Many grandmothers in our society step in to raise children when their mother is unavailable. Even in the best of situations, having a grandmother to help with child raising and to provide a softer touch is often a welcome intrusion. A great poem dear poetess.

Laila Andresen Mjelde
Date: 8/25/2012 10:14:00 AM

Thank you so much for kind words! oxoxo hugs Laila

John Rhinem

Date: 5/4/2012 2:49:00 PM

Smile ˜ Take Heart, My Dear Precious Priceless Beautiful Laila * As, CHRIST JESUS, Said Unto The Sadducees, "My Father, Is The God Of The Living, For All Live Unto, HIM." * I Too Lost Both Grandfathers & My Mothers Mother When I Was Young & My Dads Mother Nearly Twenty Years Ago Now ˜ Only One Returned In A Dream A Few Years Back; My Fathers Father Amid Silence; Simply Smiling At Myself ˜ Your Beauty & Your Loves Shall Meet Again One Day ˜ My Love to You, John!:) ˜

Laila Andresen Mjelde
Date: 5/4/2012 2:52:00 PM

Thank you for your comforting words and like always wonderful comment, John. Really apreciate them, Thank you! Love always oxox Laila

Date: 5/4/2012 2:51:00 PM

Ps. Smile ˜ "I Love Your Beautiful Cross * This 'Symbol of Love.'" ˜

Ronny Madonsela

Date: 5/4/2012 1:29:00 PM

very sad, but it takes a strong person to pen all those emotions. Very uplifting poetry.

Laila Andresen Mjelde
Date: 5/4/2012 2:38:00 PM

Thank you for visiting and your comment on my poem! oxox Laila

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 5/4/2012 12:49:00 PM

I enjoyed reading your poetry today and I will be back Monday to read some more. Wishing you a weekend full of love and joy and much much inspiration in your writing endeavors Laila. Love, Carol

Laila Andresen Mjelde
Date: 5/4/2012 2:35:00 PM

Thank you for visit and reading, Carol! oxox Laila

John Loving Iii

Date: 5/4/2012 12:42:00 PM

i'm loving what you do with slashes and dashes. loss is something we have to deal with. i loss and cried for more than a year and a half. but in looking for those tears yesterday i could not find them. though i wanted to. just know that she is waiting for you to be born again.

Laila Andresen Mjelde
Date: 5/4/2012 2:34:00 PM

Thank you so much for visit again, John! Apreciate it a lot! Thank for kind words to me, and giving me fate! oxox Always Laila