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Array ( [sid] => 61616 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => The death of a loved one [time] => 2004-08-27 19:16:30 [hometext] => poem written in remembrance of my late grandma... [bodytext] => My grandmother died the day I was born
this tale was told to me by my mum
She was a very old woman
and everyone knew she would die sooner
You wouldn't guess how unhappy she was
her friends heartily felt for her loss
She's been wanting to live a little longer
to see me, just to carry me in her arms,
and know if I was a he or she
she's been very ill for so long
thinking she would live a little longer,
to carry me in her arms, like her dreams
but we were wrong
just few minutes before I freed myself,
very early in the morning,
when it clocked twelve
she started feeling weak again
as her eyes became heavy
she couldn't move her legs,
they were heavy
she weakly said few prayers
and her eyes were filled with tears
she knew she was about to die
opening her weak eyes,
there I was in her arms
she couldn't be happier that
God spared her few minutes to fulfill her dream
slowly and slowly on my mother's arms,
I watched her eyes as they close
and gone my grandmother
rest in peace grandma! [comments] => 4 [counter] => 196 [topic] => 39 [informant] => 03614 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 0 [associated] => [topicname] => Grief )

The death of a loved one

Contributed by 03614 on Friday, 27th August 2004 @ 07:16:30 PM in AEST
Topic: Grief

My grandmother died the day I was born
this tale was told to me by my mum
She was a very old woman
and everyone knew she would die sooner
You wouldn't guess how unhappy she was
her friends heartily felt for her loss
She's been wanting to live a little longer
to see me, just to carry me in her arms,
and know if I was a he or she
she's been very ill for so long
thinking she would live a little longer,
to carry me in her arms, like her dreams
but we were wrong
just few minutes before I freed myself,
very early in the morning,
when it clocked twelve
she started feeling weak again
as her eyes became heavy
she couldn't move her legs,
they were heavy
she weakly said few prayers
and her eyes were filled with tears
she knew she was about to die
opening her weak eyes,
there I was in her arms
she couldn't be happier that
God spared her few minutes to fulfill her dream
slowly and slowly on my mother's arms,
I watched her eyes as they close
and gone my grandmother
rest in peace grandma!

Copyright © 03614 ... [ 2004-08-27 19:16:30]
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Re: The death of a loved one (User Rating: 1 )
by Essentially9 on Friday, 27th August 2004 @ 08:38:22 PM AEST
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excellent and emotional write. truely amazing how you presented this. i especially liked the dream coming true part, its a touching ending.

Re: The death of a loved one (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_K on Friday, 27th August 2004 @ 09:19:39 PM AEST
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This poem gave me goose-bumps...... it is very touching and very beautifully written.
Welcome to YPDC...the best poetry site on the net...
Jenni

Re: The death of a loved one (User Rating: 1 )
by tifrob on Friday, 27th August 2004 @ 10:49:59 PM AEST
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The story your poem tells is precious. Your grandma died happy...

J~

Re: The death of a loved one (User Rating: 1 )
by Trisha on Wednesday, 12th January 2005 @ 02:22:50 PM AEST
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hey I feel she died to let you in. I feel when someone dies than a baby is born

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