Thursday, February 11, 2016

Grandpa--By Jennifer Criss--United States

Grandpa

When she lovingly held your face
in her hands and cried,
“I’m not ready!”
I realized in that moment
I wasn’t either.
We crowded your bedside and watched
as you took your last breath
I realized in that moment
that it was too late for you
to answer the questions I never asked
or relay the stories I hadn’t realized
I wanted to know
I realized in that moment
as the life left your eyes
how fleeting life is and how
little time we truly have

Jennifer Criss graduated from Ball State University with a minor in Creative Writing, a lifelong passion.  She is currently collaborating on an anthology for older adults and helps lead a writing support group. Jennifer writes mostly short stories but has discovered a love for writing poetry.  Her poetry has been published in Poebita Magazine. She now works at Ball State, is a busy mother of two girls and her pen keeps moving. She is an editorial assistant with Indiana Voice Journal.

8 comments:

  1. Beautifully written, love it!

    Blessings,
    Blanca Alicia Garza

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  2. Dear Jennifer,

    It is so good to see you already have a lovely comment on your heartfelt poem. Welcome to Whispers! I hope you enjoy your time spent here. Best wishes with all your writing endeavors.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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  3. Jennifer,
    Perfect love poem, so apropos for Valentine's Day. Welcome to Whispers!
    Your new friend,
    David Fox

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  4. Such a heartfelt poem. You learned a hard lesson as many of us do. Thank you for sharing this poignant poem.

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  5. A wonderful poem, thank you for sharing with us Jennifer! Welcome to Whispers!

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  6. A wonderful poem, so much emotion and truth, thank you for sharing!

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