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Sunshine

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0 posted 2008-02-12 09:41 AM

Remembering her ... in special ways

I remember her at 50
I was but ten

she'd wave a hand, and delved
into age gracefully
slicing through air and
parting waters easily,
almost giddily
high styled and highly smiled

she magnifified the act
of wrinkling admirably,
carefully,
sensuously,
well.

I look at pictures of
forty, fifty, sixty years gone ~
she looked good,
always, always,
and while I'll never mirror her,

perhaps her genes
will fit my soul

I hope so, I would like
to carry on with her goals…

and if I mature…
when I grow old…

I’ll borrow her style
and class
knowing it’s no act
refining grace to polish fact

is an art defined
a part re-mined
through show and tell

as she told me, very well…

act the age within your heart
and the fountain of youth
will never depart.

Thank you, Grandmother,
for all of the gifts
you delivered
to me.

~*~

Elizabeth Givens
February 12, 1912 - November 26, 2004

effjayel
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1 posted 2008-02-12 09:44 AM

Karilea

This is a heart warming touching tribute, you were obviously very close and it showed,

I guarantee She is smiling down on you now...

Take care

John

Marge Tindal

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2 posted 2008-02-12 09:56 AM

Karilea~
Lovely memories of your grandmother~
She and my Delaney share a marvelous birth-of-day~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
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simon
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3 posted 2008-02-12 10:00 AM

This is such a good tribute...

Bobby Jordan
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4 posted 2008-02-12 10:30 AM

Sunshine,

You had the nice Grandmother. That's good.

Bobby

nakdthoughts
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5 posted 2008-02-12 01:06 PM

lovely writing, Karilea

M

amusemi
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6 posted 2008-02-12 01:08 PM

Oh this makes me miss my Mamoo. Grandmother's are awesome! Great write!...Kat

TomMark
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7 posted 2008-02-12 01:20 PM

very touching!!
Thank you for sharing, dear lady.
Have a wonderful day!!

Paul Wilson

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8 posted 2008-02-12 04:02 PM

Karilea... Great poem, enjoyed. Memories are like yesterdays, never far away...Paul

~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~
Paul

Gentle Spirit
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9 posted 2008-02-12 06:06 PM

MommaK, this is lovely and heart rendering beautiful tribute. Your heart is showing and it is lovely.

JamesMichael
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10 posted 2008-02-12 06:11 PM

A pleasure to read...James

miscellanea
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11 posted 2008-02-12 06:17 PM

Karilea,

Funny that you should not think yourself all of the above. When I met you, I think I met this woman! I met a woman filled with youthful wonder and grace!

hugs,
misce'

Marchmadness
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12 posted 2008-02-12 06:35 PM

Karilea, This was a wonderful tribute to your grandmother. How nice that you were able to see her grow old gracefully. I am afraid the grandmothers of the future may be superficial creatures with plastic faces, fake boobs and not much substance.
iDA

SmartChick
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13 posted 2008-02-12 07:11 PM

Such wonderful memories you have.

passing shadows
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14 posted 2008-02-13 01:37 AM

we never do forget

and always cherish

Margherita
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15 posted 2008-02-13 10:47 AM

and if I mature…
when I grow old…

I’ll borrow her style
and class
knowing it’s no act
refining grace to polish fact

is an art defined
a part re-mined
through show and tell

as she told me, very well…

Dear Karilea, such beautiful words in remembering your Grandmother!
And through your heartwarming tribute I remembered mine, oh how I adored her!

love
Margherita

vandana

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16 posted 2008-02-13 11:22 AM

good read

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