(Originally posted on the website Continuum…)

THIS ENTRY is a tribute to my grandmother who passed away yesterday morning. This is a poem that I wrote for her in February of 1988, nearly 13 full years ago. I gave it to her on lined notebook paper. She framed it just as it was.

These roses grew in front of my house last summer. I wish I could give one to my grandmother right now.

FLOWERS FOR MY GRANDMOTHER

I wanted to bring you a rose, so red
Because I see beauty in you
I wanted to give you a daisy of joy
For you helped to make my life happy

I wanted to give you a violet, so bright
To reflect the light of your eyes
Or maybe a lily of delicate grace
Befitting a lady like you

I offer thankfulness and love
Which ever blossom within
My heart as never ending beds of color
And boquettes of deep appreciation.

In loving memory of Anna Durnin, June 4, 1912 – January 9, 2001