Memorial Poem

In 2015, I wrote Grammie a poem for her 84th birthday. When she read it, she loved it. She asked me to read it at her funeral. She even kept a copy of it in her most important files for many years. At her graveside memorial on September 8, 2023, I read this poem. It was emotional but it was the perfect way to honor her memory.

Love you forever, Grammie.

For Grammie.

Her brown eyes shine
lighting up when she 
remembers little 
moments from her past

The love for her 
husband never faded 
he continues to walk
with her after he passed
for his soul 
never left her side

His chair sits next to hers
in the living room
facing the television
looking out windows
onto the busy road

Her children are grown
have kids of their own
generations continue
to grow and flourish

Time has flown by
over fifty years she has
lived in their home

Flower wallpaper guides
her up the stairs
memories fly by filled
with laughter from her
children all the way
down to her great grandkids

A missing spindle
in the banister holds
a memory that turned out
well but will never
be forgotten 

Not afraid to speak her
mind or share the wisdom
of what she's learned
over the last 84 years
quoting Shakespeare
never missing a word
from a line of a rose 

Yet she continues to
to let life surprise
her in unexpected ways
marveling at each day as
though it's all brand new

Her soul is beautiful
as well as the woman
I admire and love so

Originally posted on December 8, 2018.