Constance La France Poet Verse

My Treasure of Grandma

 
the day my grandma died I was called by my uncle
to come to the nursing home and told take whatever you want
the rest is going for donation . . .   
I stood in her room with her body still on the bed- weeping
at ninety-five she had little left of her life
but, I found her jewelry box and looking through it
her pink clip earrings . . . 
the ones, I recall from childhood when she would tell stories
and they are now my most precious treasure of grandma 
when I look at them I go back in time
to the kitchen table listening with my huge little girl eyes
grandma encouraged me to write and is the reason
I am the writer, I am today . . . 

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October 24, 2020


Poetry/Verse/my treasure of grandma
Copyright Protected, ID 10- 1318-112-24
All Rights Reservered, 2020, Constance La France

Submitted to the contest, Podium Placing Promise (3)
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 01/02/21

Fifth Place

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L Milton Hankins January 3, 2021 at 2:58 PM Constance, this is a beautiful, expressive tribute to a very special person in your life. Frankly, I'm surprised it did not place higher in the contest. But what do I know? Constance La France January 3, 2021 at 10:13 PM Milton, thanks for the compliment on my poem, appreciate, my grandma was very special to me, the reason I write really as she always encouraged me, well we never know what sponsors are thinking about our poems but I am always honored to place anywhere in a contest _Constance

Anne-Lise Andresen January 2, 2021 at 1:43 PM - A lovely memory of your grandmother :) - I have a box with my mother's jewelry ... my mother loves jewelry ... not expensive but colorful ... they are my treasures - Happy New Year, Constance :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Constance La France January 2, 2021 at 3:42 PM Anne-Lise, thank you for visiting, I know exactly what you mean, though these pieces are not expensive they are priceless to us, I have most of my mothers jewelry that is quite colorful _Constance