Dear Grandfather

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Children/Family

I feel sad that I did not have

so much time spent with you

as a child, who longs for your

paternal care when parents let

me down with my childhood dreams.



I envy my friends who run

to their grandfathers' open arms

each time; they gather them in

every family occasions festivities.



My eyes swell with tears of longings.

My heart yearns for your affection,

so warm that your soft and gentle

voice comforted me in my loneliness.

Your smile lingers in my memory

only me can draw them in

the blackboard of my heart.



I hope Grandpa I will see you again;

this time, we will really spend time

longer together as I have two

playmates to share with you:

my girls whom I adore that

I would love to cherish

with you till eternity.



~greenmeadow~

2/19/2006


Author's Notes/Comments: 

~a letter to my grandfather, I only have short memory of him. How we suddenly lost him, I have no idea. Maybe I was about 4 or 5 years old then. Written September 24, 2005~

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Ruth Lovejoy's picture

Can relate to this one too. My grandpa had a stroke at home and I remember at the age of 6 he fell on the kitchen floor in my grandmothers house. Ambulance came and I never saw him again after that so yeah can relate...