You were tall and lanky

As a grandmother you were so good to us

You bought us gifts 

And always giving

You gave us countless toys

You shared your love

Showed us warmth

And you never spared yourself

To be part of our lives

You understood our needs

You sensed our moods 

You made us know 

The person you were

You were all wrinkles

Your face was filled 

With hills and valleys

But you had that smile about you 

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That we liked to see

You were bold

You spoke forcibly

You always were confident

That made us admire you

When your sight was going

You had to be led around

We remembered those times

As you laid ill in bed

We always loved you grandma

You made us see

What it was like

To grow old in dignity

You must have been 

In your early nineties

When you passed

But your flame would burn within us

For we knew your spirit lives

And our love for you

Would live on and on