True love gives all

A old and good memory. Our elders teach us how to live.

   
































True love gives all.

Sixty five years together.
He stood by my grandmother with his hand in her hand.
His loving eyes never leaving her beautiful face.

He shopped daily at the Farmer Jacks and bought her treats she desired.
Just to see her smile and content.
.

When he couldn't drive at 91 year old.

He failed his driver test.

That broke his heart but like the depressions,

Wars and  bad times he kept his positive attitude.

He raised me and my sister without one complains.

Us kids always had a place to come and rest.

He would give me solid advice and accepted  my mistakes

 With  kind words of "It would be alright. Can I help you?"

I still can hear my Grandfather voice telling me.

"Think before you speak. Nothing good to say. Say nothing."

He taught me true love give all.

I still can see my Grandfather all dressed up with my Grandmother next to him.

They gave to me and the family till their last breath.

When I came back from Iraq in 1991.

He took the whole family out.

He was so happy I was alive and well. 

He told me "I lost too many to old wars.

I'm proud to see you standing tall on your own two feet.

He taught me to love and care for my family.

Today I feel his spirit and wisdom in my soul and heart.

I hear his voice when I speak.

True love gives all.

                             Coyote

                            Nov. 1998

Author's Note

We need good people to make us what is right and wrong. I was taught and raised by wise and caring Grandparent. I try to repay them by trying to be like them.
Coyote

Reviews

[Katie]

91 year(s) old.

depressions (no s)

without one complain(t)

Grandfather('s) voice telling me.

true love give(s) all.

Very few grammar mistakes this time, well done. Everyone else seems to have covered the praise, so I'll leave it at that for now. Well done though.

[Kelsie Eileen Stark]

Very knowlegable. Wise, and dearing...very loving..Beautiful

[Cocoacandy]

wow.. very powerful... i really enjoyed this piece.. good work, keep it up.. he sounds like a wonderful man..
*cocoabean*

[sarah]

This is so wonderful! I love all your poetry! it is always so great!

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

This is amazing. You were blessed to have this
kind soul in your life.

[Lenard L. Banks III]

I see your Grandparents have had a powerful influence on you and your family and that was very apparent in this body of work. This piece is very powerful so much so that your Grandparents are alive and living every time another reader reads these living words.

[HopelesslyDevoted]

what a loving poem, i can tell you loved her a lot.
i know how you feel, my grandpa meant a lot to me and he passed away three years ago. but i was so grateful for the time i had him in my life.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

So touching. Love is patient love is kind it never boasts.. sounds like your grandfather. He loved your grandmother very much it is clear as well as you children... it is so good when children have such wonderful role models.
That is unconditonal love.
Walking in his footsteps is honorable and payment in full ..

Chloe

[Kat Plunkett]

awe this is really good

[FallenHeroXx]

this is..
Amazing Coyote..
I knew that you were a good writer and all but this just blew my mind totally..
Holy s**t and pardon my french when i say that this was one of the best f*****g love poems i've ever f*****g read.. Holy hell.. Well all in all a great poem my friend :)

100/100 (and i never give rating... xD)

Yours truly

Fallen

[Jenny Nelson]

Your grandfather sounds like a wonderful and wise man. We should all be like him. We've sure strayed from that type of sentiment in modern times.

"True love gives all." Certainly no truer words were ever spoken. A very uplifting piece.