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Grandmother’s Silent Prayers
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Grandmother’s Silent Prayers |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Grandmother’s Silent Prayers I had not thought of it before my children left that I would ever feel so helpless, bereft, as when it comes to my grandchildren’s care, or that I would have so much love to spare. In this lonesome darkness ‘tis an angel’s light I see that only continuing prayer may then comfort me. So in my weary, foggy mind, a trilogy thus unwinds; pray these words will continue through my history. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Babies rest, Grandmother’s here Pray know best Grandmother’s cheer. Babies rest, Grandfather’s love Keeping you safe in wisdom and love. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ So a prayer for my granddaughter, seven now, that she learn to love true, regardless of how by her mother abandoned, she shall feel my arms. Let prayers surround her, like golden charms. So a prayer for my grandson, 'tho just two let him know he’s good in the things that he’ll do; let grandpa guide him, and I’ll do my turn so that he will listen, and want to learn. So a prayer to my grandson, just yet unborn Please God, let him come to no harm. Let this child survive the coming winter’s storm and in all arms, let this child be loved and warm. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Babies rest, Grandmother’s here Pray know best Grandmother’s cheer. Babies rest, Grandfather’s love Keeping you safe in wisdom and love. 14 September, 1999 ©KRJ ------------------ Sunshine Words will always express our feelings true. ~~~ KRJ Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [This message has been edited by Sunshine (edited 09-14-99).] |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Sunshine, Let me be the first to congratulate you on a wonderful poem. and I want to thank you again for answering my distress cal about the URL I meant to tell you my mail was also out of wack and did not show up in my mail. Everything is fine now. *L* |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is so sweet, so touching!  ------------------ Denise |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Thank you Sy and Denise. Again, this was a therapeutical piece. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Very sweet Sunshine ------------------ "In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" ~Albert Camus |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
good for you, Sunshine! This is another fine work. It makes me want to have little urchins running around my feet. |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Hoot, thank you. LJA, it would seem that for all of the practice that parents do, we should see a reward at the end. Grandchildren most often are that precious commodity. |
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