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For My Nana

April 4, 2010
By PeaceLovePoetry15 BRONZE, SAINT CHARLES, Illinois
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They asked if I wanted to speak today;
I could not find the right words anywhere.
Many volumes upon the table lay,
my sources exhausted with naught to share.
And so I turned to paper and a pen
to explain just how great my nana was.
I did not trust it to another when
they did not know of all her goodness ‘twas.
Where’s Waldo books and a seat next to her-
all it took to keep me still as a kid.
Angel pins, aprons, burnt smells were for sure,
her love for us all seemed to have no lid.
We’ll always be surrounded by your love
as long as the sun shines down from above.

© Jacqueline S., Hanover, MA

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This is the poem I wrote for my grandmother's funeral.
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on Oct. 13 2011 at 1:51 pm
Countrylife4 GOLD, Maine
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Someday soon we&#039;re gonna catch that dream we&#039;ve been chasing&quot;<br /> &quot;Seven days without a horse makes one weak.&quot;<br /> &quot;The worst part of riding is when you dismount.&quot;<br /> <br /> Insult my clothes, I say, &ldquo;Okay, thanks for the compliment.&rdquo;<br /> Insult the way I look, I say, &ldquo;Thanks for notifying me.&rdquo;<br /> Mock me and say riding isn&rsquo;t a sport, and I&rsquo;ll say,&rdquo;You say that &rsquo;cause you can&rsquo;t ride.&rdquo; But before you make fun of my horse, make sure you have &ldquo;911&Prime; on your speed dial.

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That's sweet! Sorry about your Nana. :(