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Dear Grand Dad, shorter version

When you died
    We wept and cried
So much you left
    Inside unsaid
Buried with
    Unexpressed regrets
Nothing to do with
    Your grand children
You adored us
    Unconditionally
Our youth our zest
    Our innocence
No judging ever
    Pure candid love

We gathered
    When it happened
And I was the one
    Who insisted
I’d sleep in your bed
    I felt so privileged
Never doubting
    You had visited
And kissed my head
    Watched over me
Nestled there tiny in
    The palm of your hand
Keeping me warm
    All night till morn



AP: 1st place 2021
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Etgen-Baker Avatar
April 7, 2026 at 5:52 AM
short but powerful. applause!
Gauthier Avatar
April 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
thank you very much ~
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