Life goes 'round in circles And mine has traveled far I can’t find my way back For my home is in the stars How long could love ever last As long as my heart’s known How I miss you sitting there In an ol' parlor rocking chair Next to the stone fire place With your knitting basket Stuffed with steins of yarn That familair old stained Yellowed mitten pattern…. To make green dragon mittens With the red mouths inside And ohhh those shiny golden eyes How much you loved them too Making them smile at me A little puppet to cheer me up How much you made me laugh How much I miss your soft voice Singing all those fairy tales And funny nursery rhymes About spiders and beanstalks Giants and princesses Even a woman who kisses cows Always a happy ending Many years have gone by But how you are never forgotten Nor your gentle love ever loss Now it is I, Grams, who sits In your old parlor chair Smiling at your memory
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Posted: Apr 2015
About this poem:
A little nostalgia in memory and and respect of my long departed Grandmother who taught me many things at a very early age about life. Happy Easter Gram !!! I sure do wish I could find somebody like you again to make me smile. You were the kindest and greatest woman I've ever known.
Hi Yankee...What a lovely, heartfelt tribute...she was someone who truly impacted your life! How lucky you are to have shared this time with her! And how fortunate she was to have had you to keep her love and memory...... Avias
Happygolucky... Thanks for commenting. Similar to you, I spend all my summers of my youth at my grandparents cottage on the shore of our Lake Champlain. My cousins, and brothers...somehow sleeping wherever we could throw a cushion and blanket on the floor or couch. It was such a magical moment in life to all sit around together and hear my grandfather tell some of his pretty long tales....and watch Grandma smile and occasional blush and shake her head always knitting away. They were my whole world!!!
shadow1950taunton, Somerset, England UKApr 16, 2015
a fitting tribute to your Grandma who obviously meant so much to you great pen hugs
Happychatty1unknown, Lancashire, England UKSep 27, 2017
Reminded me of the Waltons :) If only our Grandparents and other loved ones knew how much their thoughtfulness ,wisdom care and love however great or small in measure touched our hearts and souls ...priceless and prescious memories :)
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If only our Grandparents and other loved ones knew how much their thoughtfulness ,wisdom care and love however great or small in measure touched our hearts and souls ...priceless and prescious memories :)