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Grandma

gone are whispers, stares and smiles familiar to a child gone are the loving hands that ballanced it to stand gone are the arms that rapped around and said "I love you" without a sound soon to depart and lower into the ground but now before us left to stand the legacy of a woman who put herself in Jesus' hand here are the memories here are the hands here is every story and every wisdom passed on by man here an example of life takes flight subliminal messages, once ignored take life when discovered what is, was and comes to life by example she hoped that life would be lived and lived right

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 11/19/2009 5:55:00 PM
Nicely written to grandmas everywhere.
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Date: 1/24/2009 8:44:00 AM
Beuatiful Tribute, John. My grandmother was and still is - my mentor. Love, lainie
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Date: 9/21/2008 2:06:00 AM
Hi, Very beautiful, sublimal messages, once ignored.... very nicely put. regards, rupavardhini
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Date: 9/13/2008 9:24:00 AM
excellently written with a very nice flow. thank u for sharing this piece. best regards, Cindy
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Date: 9/3/2008 5:09:00 PM
This is so gentle and tender. A wonderful tribute and well written. Regards Heidie
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Date: 9/2/2008 3:25:00 AM
What a sad and beautiful poem of your dear, sweat Grangmother. I lost mine 2 yrs ago, and I miss her dearly, I actually just wrote a senryu about her yesterday. Lovely, always, Kristin
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Date: 9/1/2008 8:10:00 PM
John this is a very beautiful tribute - God Bless
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Date: 9/1/2008 6:51:00 PM
A beautiful poem John. It is a nice tribute to the grandmother you wrote this for. God Bless Phyl
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Date: 9/1/2008 5:34:00 PM
What a loving tribute to your Grandma. She must have been like my own, a loving and kind person. Keep that memory bright!....Sincerely Carrie
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Date: 9/1/2008 1:49:00 PM
hi John this brings back sad memories of my own grandmother, she never came out and said I love you with words, she showed it throught her meals and the warmth of her house, and the sewing of your tattered clothing, what a loving tribute to your grandmother, I am truly sorry for your loss, take care John, D-nyce
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