Rest In Peace Grandma
You were so tired in the end with those weary eyes,
you knew goodbye would be coming too soon-
isn’t it funny how fast our fragile life really flies,
but you were definitely born to hang the moon.
You were such a lovely lady holding much strength,
you adored church every Sunday at ten in the morning-
you would do anything for family, go to any length,
now you are as free as an eagle, wings spread…soaring.
You loved your husband with all your heart and soul,
held sick kids through the night without complaining-
only a mother like you could make a house whole,
you brought sunshine to life even when it was raining.
We’ll remember those crooked glasses on the tip of your nose,
on Christmas Day pumpkin pie is all we could smell-
those huge stockings on the mantel, who could forget those?
and the box of toys for the kids on top the basement shelf.
The felt nativity set we played when we were young,
Charlie Brown figurines all over the house with love-
the brick red wall we would all climb and have fun,
now your climbing a stairway to heaven up above.
You lived a healthy and long beautiful life,
a grandma and great-grandma who was adored-
a compassionate mother and an endearing wife,
you were born an angel, and died to live once more.
Dedicated to my grandma who passed away yesterday
April 19, 2017
Copyright © Lu Loo | Year Posted 2017
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