Grandmother's Touch

By Celestial Sailor

As a child that tender age

I saw your warm smile,

I watched your gifts many

Before me always like

The sumptuous banquet

Made in my honour.

From that birth age,

You smiled for me always

Held me close as I shed tears

Heard me while I spoke my woes,

Healed the bruises that accompanied my falls

And cared for me, always.

From that teenage time,

You spoke to me silently

Your obscured grin and aged eyes

Knew of my failed love

And broken heart, mischievously said nothing

Healed the bruises that accompanied my falls

And cared for me, always.

My unexpected arrivals,

Were never burdens for you

Those late and lonely nights

Were ever so much fun with you

My stay was ever-eventful

As you cared for me, always.

If only I had known,

If only I had felt,

What you truly meant to me

Your departure was a shock

Tearing down the towers,

Bringing death to ourselves,

But from your sunny, fragrant place

Your smile imbues us with perseverance

Just as your wish had always been.

Your final resting place

A gold plaque amongst the grey

Overlooks the park we grew up in

Joyous children, as you loved.

Bright stalks of lavender

Grow through the seasons

Tender buds releasing

A scent like none other.

Deep down within your husband’s heart

Was the blossoming love between you.

Your tolerance was admirable,

Just like the lesson you have taught.

The past is over now,

And we must move on

But as long as we look back,

On that warm and beautiful home

We may be filled with the silence of awe

As we reflect our fond pasts.

Soon,

If only you could see,

Soon

I will be a man, to live and learn

And withhold the legacy of benevolence

You withheld, though did not force

Your will shall be forever,

Just as it is said

Thy will be done.