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Ashley79
Junior Member

since 2003-12-28

Posts 13
IL, USA

0 posted 2003-12-29 01:40 PM

He was always so joyful,
He was always so kind.
When he was talkin and bothered,
He didn't seem to mind.

He came over to my house
With Granny, to babysit me.
He sat, reading a magazine
While I read or watched TV.

These were the days
When my life seemed so perfect
I saw him almost twice a month,
And when I did, I really enjoyed it.

But then he got sick
And went to the hospital.
I didn't know why
When me and mom got the call.

I went to see him
With Dad and Granny one day.
He said he had a stomach ache,
But that he was okay.

I gave him a kiss
And said goodbye
But then I didn't know
How soon I'd be crying.

The next time I saw him,
He couldn't speak.
He didn't want his medicine,
And he was very weak.

My family cried around him,
Praying that he'd be fine.
While I sat there asking God
Not to let him die.

When it was time to go
I didn't want to leave.
I wanted to stay there next to him,
I felt he needed me.

But then I finally said goodbye
And told him how much I loved him.
I gave him a big hug and a big kiss,
Fearing it was the last time I'd see him.

In the days that followed,
When I went to school,
I couldn't concentrate,
I cried like a fool.

I was afraid when the phone rang,
Each and every day,
Of who was on the other end
And what they had to say.

In my mind I knew
He was getting worse, not better.
I asked God for a miracle
To make him feel all better.

Every single night I prayed,
And during the day too.
I felt that Grandpa needed my prayers
That was one thing I could do.

Then one day the phone rang,
What I feared like any other.
When my mother picked it up,
It was my father's brother.

I listened very closely
To my mother speak -
She wasn't crying
But her voice was weak.

But still I said to myself,
That everything was fine.
But without realizing it,
I was telling myself a lie.

When my mom got off the phone
She told me to sit down.
My heart was beating really fast
I couldn't slow it down.

She told me Grandpa went to Heaven,
I cried for hours on end.
'But they must have made a mistake', I said
On machines I did not depend.

Yet I knew I couldn't hide the truth
Now matter how hard I tried.
I knew I would be lying
If I said he was still alive.

I went to his funeral,
And saw him lying there.
I cried next to his coffin
Now life did not seem fair.

But I know that God now has his soul,
And together they are happy.
I know I have a Guardian Angel
That's watching over me.

At night I still pray
For God to bless Grandpa's soul.
Though his body may be gone,
His soul never grows old.

I still always miss him
Sometimes I cry at night.
But I know I will see him again, someday -
Until then, God, please hold Grandpa tight ...

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2003-12-29 01:53 PM

You rushed me back some 40 years plus,
Ashley...
and made for some wonderful recollections.
You indeed, have a Guardian Angel...

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

2 posted 2003-12-29 01:56 PM

Oh my...such memories you brought to my mind.
Extremely well done with wonderful imagery.
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

In the midst of winter..
I found there lives within me,
an invincible summer.

LngJhnAg
Member Elite

since 1999-07-23

Posts 3508
Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

3 posted 2003-12-29 02:17 PM

It must have taken a lot out of you to write this. Good for you! You did it very well.

garysgirl

Member Laureate

since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

4 posted 2003-12-29 02:23 PM

Ashley, now you've got me crying. I loved my Grandpa (both of them) very much, and I still miss them after all these years. You wrote really well of this missing. And, you do have a Guardian Angel.....

Hugs,

Ethel

lil' Angel
Member

since 2003-11-14

Posts 116

5 posted 2003-12-29 03:49 PM

What a beautiful poem. very well written.

Lil' Angel

"There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord." Proverbs 21:30

ParisGrl
Senior Member

since 2000-06-01

Posts 610

6 posted 2003-12-29 06:42 PM

Ashley,

This is a beautiful poem. You have me thinking about my grandparents now....i miss them as much as you miss your grandpa.

Take Care,

~Laura~

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