Heart Locket of Gold
Her grandfather gave her a heart locket.
When opened it revealed a little pocket
that held a picture of him and her
and she had vowed to wear it forever.
Held true to her word for sixty-five year,
as she took it off, her eyes filled with tears.
The heart locket of gold she had placed
on her only granddaughter, whom she embraced.
Inside she found in a pocket of its own
a picture of her, grand mother and copone.
A scruffy little dog with his own style,
remembering those memories made her smile.
I know this gift is a bit unorthodox,
said its an heirloom as she handed him the box.
Explaining how it has been handed down
and inside a picture of them at playtown.
He pulled a box from his shirt pocket,
to his eldest granddaughter a gold heart locket.
He opened the locket, placing in front
a picture of him, her and her pug Runt.
A heirloom, this heart locket of gold.
Has four little pockets inside that hold
four little pictures of eight generations.
One, love of family, commemorations.
Copyright © Deb De Veney | Year Posted 2019
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