Grandmother, what are you seeing
When you stand there so still
Looking into the distance
Where the grass is so tall
Are you remembering the past?
Tell me what you see.
Times of long ago,
Memories still clear in my mind
Happy times and sad times
The memories of our past
Grandmother, what are you feeling
When you stand ther so tall and straight
Looking at the mountains
Snow capped and growing cold
Are you feeling the past?
Tell me what you feel.
Happy times of shareing
Growing close to old and young
Learning the secrets of our way
It warms my heart and soul
Grandmother, why are you crying
Standing on the hill
Looking over the land
Please tell me why.
The changes that have taken place
The land that is not ours
The memories and the feelings
That I don’t ever want to change.
I want to thank my Big Sister Nativevision for giving me the inspiration to write this poem, for without her painting i would never have been able to write this.
3 responses so far ↓
1 nativevision // Jul 10, 2009 at 3:25 am
I love this poem it reminds me of my own grandmother…thank you so much little sister.
You have put into words what I remembered a long time ago.
Bless you
2 Kansas // Jul 10, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Beautiful poem labsmom I havent seen the painting yet but it obviously moved you very deeply to evoke such thoughts and feelings. Wonderful !!!
3 sharon5153 // Jul 11, 2009 at 11:18 pm
This is truly beautiful. It certainly brought back a lot of memories for me. Thank you for sharing it.
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