A Letter from my Grandma

While searching in my closet,
I found a nice surprise – 
A box of bags, with some crocheted
In ways I’d recognize.

I opened one and there inside,
A letter in the hand
Of Grandma, she who made the bags,
Each stitch at her command.

She wrote that she was sending,
In addition to her work,
A dollar for “the baby,”
As an extra little perk.

I should put it in the bank, she said,
And more would follow, so
Someday I could buy a gift from her;
The baby then would know.

That “baby” now is 43;
My Grandma’s dead and gone,
But the love she sent across the miles,
In stitch or note, lives on.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024



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Date: 7/9/2024 5:00:00 PM
A sweet grandma, the loss must be very saddening. I know you will hang onto those memento. They hold treasure of memories.
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Date: 7/9/2024 1:05:00 AM
very touching poem, i would be so happy to read a grand ma letter like yours, thanks for the delicate moment yann
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Date: 7/8/2024 8:02:00 PM
That last stanza is so poignant, Ilene. Tears are forming in my eyes... Thinking of my grandma now, who lived to 96, feisty to the bitter end. Hail to all grandmas. Great write!! :) Gershon
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Date: 7/7/2024 3:41:00 PM
Awww Ilene this really touched my heart….simply beautiful! Debx
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