In Memory of Nonna
My Nonna lived to age eighty-six.
I still remember her salt and pepper
hair, so long- but wound up in a bun.
From Italy, she settled in New York,
became a seamstress and as such-
it was she who taught me how to sew.
Dear Nonna did outlive her only son,
who she lost to World War II.
And- she outlived my Mom, who
succumbed to cancer at age fifty-five.
To lose two children, way too young-
a double tragedy for her, it was.
And so, we bonded closer after that.
I still remember her loving arms
around me, soft but very strong,
and the security I always felt within.
I so much miss her still today-
my loving, caring, sweet, Nonna.
June 29, 2020
Contest: In Loving Memory
Sponsor: Regina Riddle
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2020
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