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Grandpa, Please Don'T Die

His aged fingers squeezed hers at last Was this a final, fatal goodbye? Her tears stuck to her pillow No, grandpa, please don't die Heading downstairs she turned on the light gasped, then shook with fright -- 'Twas grandpa, a young man, reading to her mother ~ Did God mean this for her to uncover?

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Date: 8/24/2023 8:40:00 PM
I loved this couplet, Gershon. A message from God and her beloved grandpa.
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