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Grandpa's Memory
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Grandpa's Memory |
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Thomas119gold Senior Member
since 2002-06-03
Posts 708Biloxi, MS (city by the sea) 
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One morning when I awoke I found my Grandpa sitting at the kitchen table with tears in his eyes as he drank slowly from his coffee cup. I didn't know why but I did know that I could smell pancakes like grandma used to make and the radio played a old love song. Grandpa caught a glance of me and smiled then said with a cracked voice as he wiped his tears " Good Morning, I am sorry if I woke you. Memories make a person crie sometimes." This is what he tells me as he sets me upon his knees. He then chuckles and says, " happy and sad go hand in hand. Some people call this love." He then smiled and said " one day you will understand." Grandpa then stared out the window followed by more tears with a smile on his face. He says in a low voice to me, " when I was your age, 50 years seemed like forever. Today would have been our 50th, and it feels like yesterday." He starts to hum with the old love song and then I realize why Grandpa had tears in his eyes that ran down his face. By Thomas Goldsworthy |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggsssssss) Oh Thomas, I understand this feeling so well too and I cried reading this also, God Bless You, you have a very loving and sensitive heart and I know your grandpa will awlays be so lucky to have you as a true grandson! (sigh) This deeply touched my heart, sweet friend, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Thomas, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Thomas, I believe this is the first time I read anything by you. I like your shadows...and am looking forward to finding more magic dust... |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Thomas, this is very beautifully told. Well done! ~hugs~ ~ Time has cast a spell on you |
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Thomas119gold Senior Member
since 2002-06-03
Posts 708Biloxi, MS (city by the sea) |
Thank you |
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