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Grateful

My darling, I am eternally grateful to you for: Being the love of my life Being my Florence Nightingale Putting up with me all these years Bearing and raising our children Being a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother Supporting me unconditionally Inspiring me to be the best that I can be Giving my life purpose Being my calming influence Making our home wonderful Your creativity and skills Your brilliance, tolerance and understanding Forgiving me for my stupidity Being my best friend Accepting me for who I am Always being there for me Always looking beautiful Always being a good listener Accepting my terrible sense of direction Your calm in the face of any storm “I don’t know what you saw in me but I thank God in heaven for making it be”!

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John Puckett

Date: 11/26/2024 12:56:00 PM

Lovely poem, David. The Lord has recently taken my darling wife to himself. He gave us 60 years and two days of a lovely marriage.

David D'Braunstein
Date: 11/26/2024 1:10:00 PM

I’m sure you have wonderful memories John as do I! My poetry tells our story and I’m able to tell our story to others with my words. God bless you!

Yolanda Nicholsen

Date: 11/26/2024 12:13:00 PM

Such a lovely tribute many blessings

David D'Braunstein
Date: 11/26/2024 12:19:00 PM

Thank you SO much Yolanda! Yes, I was VERY lucky to have had such a wonderful woman in my life for over 58 years!

Silent One

Date: 8/26/2024 4:26:00 AM

This is so beautiful and tender... Lovely emotive words..

David D'Braunstein
Date: 10/2/2024 10:22:00 AM

Thank you SO much for your kind words! JoAnn was the love of my life over 58 years and ascended to Heaven 3 years ago. I miss her deeply and have used my gift of words to write our life story via poetry. That has been comforting to me and my family as I am so grateful for the life we had! She was an amazing, wonderful woman!