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Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

0 posted 2001-09-08 07:10 PM

I have
No memories of last Thansgiving Day,
Not one.
It was the first you know,
Without my son.
And yet,
My daughters tell me
That I served the meal
By my own hand.
As delicious, they say, as always
And just as grand.

It was just five years ago,
Another Thanksgiving day,
We got the call that told us
Their Granddad had passed away.
I had put the turkey in
And gone to bring him home
For just the day.
He was too weak to come, but told me
To greet them all.
I was making the gravy
When I got the call.

Every child and grandchild
Spent the day with me,
Though I offered to spare them
This sad memory.
The youngest grandchild
Three months old.
The rest will all remember, and
The story oft retold,
How Grandpa in his own flamboyant way,
Went to his new heavenly home
On that Thanksgiving Day.

My son was there with his strong arms
To help me all the way.
The others too, so loving and so dear.
I remember well
That day;
How they did all the work
And made me rest.
But last Thanksgiving Day,
My son no longer there.
The others thought perhaps,
I'd had time to repair.
Nine months to find my way.

I can't remember anything at all
Of last Thanksgiving Day.

By Joyce 11/20/2000

Munda
Member Elite

since 1999-10-08

Posts 3544
The Hague, The Netherlands

1 posted 2001-09-09 06:02 AM

A heartbreaking, beautiful written emotion you share with us Joyce.
(((((HUGS)))))

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

2 posted 2001-09-09 08:41 PM

Oh, Joyce~
My heart feels every word of this sorrow~
I can only offer hugs and prayers~
and I do~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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anonymousfemale
Member Elite

since 2000-02-02

Posts 2797
Limbo

3 posted 2001-09-10 01:13 PM

Oh this is so very touching and sad. Every line was heart wrenching. It's great that you have the ability to do this to a reader but the topic choice was indeed quite moving.

Thank you so much for the read. I enjoyed it.

~AF~

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Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

4 posted 2001-09-10 03:15 PM

Thanks to all of you for your kind comments.
I didn't know whether I could share this or not, but I thought this corner would be the right place. Love to all of you. Joyce

Dopey Dope

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Member Patricius

since 2000-08-30

Posts 11132
San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 posted 2001-09-10 07:00 PM

Very nicely written here. I enjoyed it fully, sad, but nonetheless nice.

I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust.

Somewhere out there a cow is laughing at you

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