Grandma's & Goodbyes

It's not fair to say goodbyes
For it was you who sang to me all those lullabies

But your journey here has ended
It was indeed splendid

A generation, two and now even three
Through you, has come to be

You are a diligent soul I've seen
Witnessed all through which you've bared and been

What you've seen come to fruition
Can only enlighten my intuition

We are saddened in our own loss
But all to clearly know your cause

96 years you've roamed this earth
Your insight and wisdom has given birth

Reminded me should I ever forget
All that there is here for me yet

My child's smile and might
Always to nurture and never out of spite

A selfless universal spirit to perpetuate
Only humbly can I participate

The heart of a soul - sister
It is true that I too, miss her

A lovers touch
In which I revel so much

The green and the wild
I am merely but this earths child

So much you know of being a women
In this place of love ever interwoven

I am so sorry to see you go
However much sorrow I may know

It's not for me to explain
This real and true pain

Only to tread gently in the imprint
That is my grandmothers footprint