With warm hands
You kept saying
You'd rather give us gifts

And nothing needed
In turn for you
Instructed: "I insist!"


Being there
Surrounding you
With smiles and with songs
Was better
Than a present
And lifted you along


Connections
Relationships
Were what you did and said

Your treasure
As you proclaimed
Inhabited your head


Recalling
Of senses past
And stories of long gone

In writing
You left for us
Some entry points and tone


Now we can
Remember you
And think of you through notes

Memories
Revived by words
Connect warm hearts and thoughts


For grandma Sheila
August-September 2024