A Poem By: Me
In my mind I pictured myself
standing there
breathing the air
sensing the heartache
smelling the distant fragrance of honorable death.
Some graves are empty
yours isn't
and I am thankful.
The ground around is green,
with flowers
from tears watering it into life.
In my mind I picture myself
standing there with tears in my eyes
and an overflowing heart.
Your body lays
but your spirit does not.
I will see you again someday.
Maybe tomorrow,
maybe 30 years?
But now in my mind
I picture myself standing there
longing you'll tap me on the shoulder
grab my hand
and away we'll fly into yesterday.
When you were here
revving up the engine of that old motorboat.
But for now in my mind
I picture myself standing there
with an armful of flowers
and tears in my eyes.
The sky, grass, trees, birds, or bugs
can't put life into these graves.
But a song from the heart
lifted high
can be heard in the heavens.
Where you now stand
waiting with the Lord Jesus for me.
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A poem for my grandpa who died a little over 3 years ago now. It makes me
sad that I didn't get to know him as well as I would've liked to. He was a great man who loved and was loved by many! He was aspiring to become a professional baseball player and he was so close to reaching that goal when he enlisted into the military to serve his country bravely fighting in the Korean war. Even though I took his presence for granted he never stopped loving me. Now I look back on the phone calls I could have spent five more minutes talking with him, asking him about his childhood, or even just to write a letter, moments that I wish I could have a second chance with. He was an amazing grandpa, and I miss him everyday. I wrote this poem when my grandma sent pictures of his gravestone in the military cemetery where his body now lays. But I know one day I will get a chance to sit down with him in heaven and chat. And oh how I long for that day!I love you gramps!!Thank you so much for reading, and I hope that you comment your thoughts on my poem. And I am so sorry guys I haven't written a blog in about a month! This probably wasn't what you were expecting but I hope you enjoyed it anyways!! :D
