Sara Kendrick Poet Grook

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My parents toward the end of their life. Daddy lived to be 2 weeks shy of 97 years old and mother lived to be one month shy of 97 years old.

Life After Loved One's Death

“God gave you life and bestowed upon you His attributes; eventually you will return to Him.”    Quote by Rumi

We could not get an ambulance, so I took him to the hospital
Having always come back to the nursing home all turning out well
Then the shock of the doctor quietly saying he did not make it
Assuring words to the doctor that he did not want anyone trying to prolong life
Oh! How I remember thoughts of maybe if, or maybe if that
I bargained with God, help me through this ordeal, help me to tell my mother
Then grief ripped apart my mangled heart
Some solutions came consoling me, then grief would overtake me again
Slowly, steadily I gained a new hope in how to deal with life without him
Wonderful memories returned, only occasionally did bad memories haunt life

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Constance La France October 1, 2024 at 10:44 AM Sara, , congratultions on your win in my Grook contest, like the image and quote , sorry for your losses, Constance

Janice Canerdy August 25, 2024 at 5:59 AM This is so moving, Sara. CONGRATS on your win. Janice Sara Kendrick August 25, 2024 at 6:10 AM Janice, I appreciate you dropping by to say congratulations. I am glad you enjoyed the emotional impact of it. True emotions for me. Sara

Marilene Evans August 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM Congratulations, Sara. Very descriptive heartfelt sadness and how time eases the grief we feel and we are left with sweet memories. Sara Kendrick August 24, 2024 at 2:19 PM I appreciate the kind review of my work and the congratulations, Marilene. Your visit is uplifting. Sara K

Joseph May August 24, 2024 at 9:42 AM A poignant verse on loss on grief, Congrats on your win Sara Kendrick August 24, 2024 at 2:18 PM Thank you, Joseph. I appreciate you dropping by with congratulations. Sara K

Paula Goldsmith August 23, 2024 at 2:30 PM Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful yet sad write. You were very luck to have them to 97. My left when I was in my 20's. 6 months apart. Great memories are the best kind to have. Remember the the great memories.... Have a blessed day writing away........... Sara Kendrick August 24, 2024 at 2:16 AM Thank you, Paula, for the special comment. I am sorry to hear your parents died when you were so young and probably, they were young as well. Sara K

Linda Alice Fowler August 22, 2024 at 2:15 PM My maternal grandmother lived to 98. I should be so very fortunate. Your parents look so sweet. Congratulations Sara! :) Sara Kendrick August 22, 2024 at 3:24 PM You were blessed that your grandmother lived such a nice long life. You probably are blessed with the longevity gene so take care of yourself. They were an unusual couple. Thanks for stopping by. I was adopted so I might not have inherited the longevity gene. My biological paternal grandmother lived to be 91 so I could live to be older than I am. Only God knows. I think He will be coming to take His church home soon, but only God knows when. Sara K

Andrea Dietrich August 22, 2024 at 11:12 AM congrats on your win here.. wow, your grandparents lived a long time. Only one of my four made it past 90 Sara Kendrick August 22, 2024 at 1:35 PM Andrea, I only knew my father's mother because all the other grandparents were already dead. My daddy's mother had some type of dementia, so I really did not have much of a chance to have a good relationship with her. I am sure she was a very good mother and grandmother until her health deteriorated. The above were my adoptive parents. Sara K

Kim Rodrigues August 22, 2024 at 7:33 AM Such is grief, to overtake us again and again, until we have to believe it and accept it. Sorry for those losses. Our parents we so love, if we are so blessed to have good ones. Congrats! Sara Kendrick August 22, 2024 at 1:32 PM Yes, Kim, sometimes I still have periods of missing them and it was 28 years ago when daddy died and 26 when mother died. Of course, I know that some people did not have a home where there was love or even abuse so not everyone feels the same way about their parents. Thanks for the visit and kind review. Sara K

Beata Agustin August 22, 2024 at 7:04 AM Congratulations! Thanks for sharing this, making me nostalgic of my Mom ad Dad who are now in heaven. Also, thanks so much for your constant uplifting comments. God bless you. Sara Kendrick August 22, 2024 at 1:29 PM Thank you, Beata, for the visit with congratulations on my poem. I appreciate the time spent here. Sara K

thriveni c mysore August 22, 2024 at 5:17 AM sadness. sadness is void. beautiful write, congratulations dear poet. Sara Kendrick August 22, 2024 at 6:55 AM Thank you, Thriveni. I appreciate your visit, taking time to read and write a comment with congratulations. Sara K

Tom Cunningham August 21, 2024 at 9:34 PM They leave a giant hole in your life when they pass, they both had very long lives. Tom Sara Kendrick August 22, 2024 at 2:24 AM Yes, I think they both inherited the longevity gene/s. I do believe that one reason that they lived so long is that God gave me the opportunity to do for them some of what they had done for me. Thanks for the visit, Tom. I appreciate the time spent here. Sara K