A Bitter Fairwell

alc on Jan 4, 2010

A poem for my Nana…

I rarely saw my father cry,

Until the day we said good-bye.

To the most wonderful woman in the world,

Who was sweeter than vanilla-swirl.

So to say good-bye would be a lie,

For she’s watching from the sky.

Remembering when we couldn’t have without a please,

No breakfast was complete without a piece of cheese.

On our knees the family prays,

In the ground your body lays.

As you climb the stairways to heaven,

We say one last time we’ll see you soon someday.

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Comments (21)

Darla Cooke on Jan 4, 2010
This is a very touching poem.
Guy Hogan on Jan 4, 2010
Grandmothers are so precious as this poem points out.
Guy Hogan on Jan 4, 2010
Grandmothers are precious as this poem reminds us.
Atanacio on Jan 4, 2010
as always a perfect entry
Atanacio on Jan 4, 2010
A perfect entry as always
diamondpoet on Jan 4, 2010
Beautiful tribute, and well written piece.
fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa on Jan 4, 2010
A beautiful tribute to your Nana.
What a grandmother does for the family is very precious, and it shows in your poem.
Great piece of writing.
Sourav on Jan 4, 2010
This is very touchy. Well written.
LoveDoctor on Jan 4, 2010
Very sentimental. Grandma’s are indeed special.
Vicky Steele on Jan 5, 2010
Beautiful. Im sure like me many of us can relate.
bailieman on Jan 5, 2010
Writing on and thoughts of our loved ones keep them alive for us.
albert1jemi on Jan 5, 2010
very senti poem
Writing59 on Jan 5, 2010
Wow, that is very touching.
qasimdharamsy on Jan 5, 2010
very nice….
fashion girl on Jan 7, 2010
sincere and heart touching poem..
magicdarts on Jan 7, 2010
lovely tribute
Anupam Kachroo on Jan 8, 2010
My grandmother died recently .. miss her a lott
xoxo on Jan 8, 2010
She must be really someone wonderful. Nice tribute.
deep blue on Jan 9, 2010
A compelling ode to a loved one. Well done.
Francy on Jan 11, 2010
Good one.
Like it.
francydiaz on Jan 11, 2010
I like the poem.

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