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bird songs drift through the tall Autumn trees and photographs are floating in my mind and conversations echo in the deep, crumbling amber gold leaves falling an old man with a walker gets into a car with gnarled hands that I love blanket on lap magnifying glass words blurred meaningless raging river view with cold waves crashing, remember the pier Grandpa ahead is the endless winding road to nowhere I miss you most of all Grandpa when Autumn leaves start to fall and horses gallop in the changing fields, wild and free bird feeder on the deck, tweet and twitter, twitter, staring for hours, Grandpa where did you go a little boy fishing off a pier playing with your leaping dog hospital bed in living room at the dining room table cannot hold the fork let me help you Grandpa sparkling sun on the water kids jumping off dock fishing long ago echoes falling red leaves... Grandpa Grandpa water dripping, oh see the rain on the window blurred fragments fall apart gulping for air cannot breathe the birds are at the bird feeder singing darkness and silence peacefulness glittering sun yes Lord I am ready . . . . empty hospital bed empty wheelchair girl weeping at the window I miss you most of all Grandpa when Autumn leaves start to fall and horses gallop in the changing fields, wild and free oh every bird song drifting whispers to me of you _____________________________ April 26, 2016 Poetry/Free Verse/Grandpa's Autumn Copyright Protected, ID 16-782-873-0 All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym. Inspired by the song: Autumn Leaves, by Natalie Cole For the contest, Golden Oldies, #2 sponsor, Teppo Gren Second Place

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/25/2016 7:41:00 AM

Congrats on your Golden Oldies playing on the winners’ page..Way to go!!! Aren’t those oldies impressive..Sara

Tom Quigley

Date: 4/27/2016 9:41:00 AM

Heartrending write. Lovely and sad.

Constance La France
Date: 4/27/2016 6:59:00 PM

Tom, thanks for the nice comment and the lovely ~

Joseph May

Date: 4/26/2016 10:45:00 PM

A beautiful memory of a beloved grandfather... a heartfelt write Broken Wings....best wishes

Constance La France
Date: 4/27/2016 1:50:00 AM

Joseph, thanks for visiting and for the beautiful !

Robert Lindley

Date: 4/26/2016 10:24:00 PM

YOU COMPOSED A GEM WITH THIS ONE. I REMEMBER THE IMMENSE LOSS WHEN MY GRANDFATHER DIED. A great cavern opened up and swallowed my heart. This one is pure gold BW..a7 ADDED TO MY FAV LIST..

Constance La France
Date: 4/27/2016 1:51:00 AM

Robert, I adored my Grandpa so much, thanks for the 7 and the fav, I appreciate that a lot !

Duke Beaufort

Date: 4/26/2016 9:03:00 PM

What a beautiful heart you have. I am certain that your presence was a great gift for this man you miss. How lovely your praises are! So sad is this life of ours. Only voices such as yours make the sadness we must deal with bearable. Your willingness to share your precious feelings is a source of wonder and flows like a stream of the purest water. In a way it is a magic stream. Thank-you for what you do. Have a wonderful day!! Mine is better for having read this. You see the beauty.

Constance La France
Date: 4/27/2016 1:55:00 AM

Duke, thank you for that beautiful comment, it touched my heart. It is so difficult to watch someone you love wither away, but whenever I see horses which he loved and hear a bird song, I truly do think of him.... he fed the birds even in winter

Walter T. Ashe

Date: 4/26/2016 4:31:00 PM

Broken Wings, being a Grandfather makes this write of yours all the more poignant! You loved him deeply and he loved you! I feel this so deep to my heart! 7 in every sense of the rating! Beautiful! :-)

Constance La France
Date: 4/26/2016 8:14:00 PM

Walter, you are right our love was fathomless, thanks for the beautiful and the 7, so appreciated !

Charlie Smith

Date: 4/26/2016 4:04:00 PM

Truly wonderful recollections and images. The falling leaves, so sad but such treasured memories...Great write Ms. Wings.

Constance La France
Date: 4/26/2016 4:09:00 PM

Charlie, thanks for the lovely comment, did you ever read your own poem after the fact and say to yourself, omg, I wrote that... well that is how I feel right now, my Grandpa was so important to me and I miss him always !

Dm Babbit

Date: 4/26/2016 3:28:00 PM

What a reminiscing write, truly inspired and enjoyed. DMB

Constance La France
Date: 4/26/2016 3:41:00 PM

DM, thanks so much for reading my poem and the lovely comment, really appreciated !

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/26/2016 2:58:00 PM

- A poem with deep emotion, stunning written dear B.W. - The ending is so beautiful ....: "I miss you most of all Grandpa when Autumn leaves start to fall and horses gallop in the changing fields, wild and free oh every birdsong drifting whispers to me of you "!!!!! - Luck in contest ! - # 7 ! - hugs // Sun :)

Constance La France
Date: 4/26/2016 3:11:00 PM

Sunshine, thanks so much for visiting my poem, I needed to add the horses as Grandpa had a farm with many horses and he loved birds also, he had many feeders in his yard.. bittersweet memories for sure and thanks for the encouragement and the 7, hugs back !