Dear Grandpa

For my guardian angel...i miss you..

 

Dear grandpa,

One day I went looking for you,

But everything around me

Seemed to keep your secret

Please, grandpa, share it with me and tell me:

Are you a cloud…,…or a leaf…,…or a mountain?

 

Dear grandpa,

One night I left my home to look for you,

But the dark outside rendered my way difficult.

And the trees' shade hid you so well that I couldn't find you

So, dear loved grandpa, please tell me:

Are you a wave…,…or a root…,…or a star?

 

Dear grandpa,

 

One summer I left my friends to look for you

But the burning sun blinded my eyes

It dried my skin and stifled me with its heat.

So, grandpa, I beg you please tell me this:

Are you a bug…,…or a flower…,… or a fly?

 

 

Dear grandpa,

 

One winter I left my family to look for you,

But the wind pushed me aside my way

And the coolness broke me to pieces

So, grandpa, have mercy and tell me:

Are you a rain drop…,… or a snow flake…,… or a thunder?

 

 

Dear grandpa,

 

When there was no place left to search,

I thought to look for you among the animals

But I didn't know where to look firstly:

In the boundless heights of the sky,

In the dangerous caches of the jungle,

Or in the mysterious depths of the sea.

So, I'd like you so much to tell me:

Are you an eagle…,… or a tiger…,… or a shark?

 

 

 

Dear grandpa,

 

One spring night found me thinking of you

And lost In memories, staring to the moon

I wondered:

Grandpa of my heart

Are you a timid ray…,…or a tiny shadow…,…or a tired ghost?

 

 

Dear grandpa,

 

Surprisingly, after many restless nights, I fell asleep

And when the old Sandman sent me to the land of dreams

I asked you more ardently than ever

Dear loved grandpa

Are you the echo of my voice…,…or the sadness in my cries…,…or the fear in my eyes?

 

 

But, dear grandpa,

 

When I woke up I realized that you're the angel on my shoulder

For you're my dearest memory

And no matter what else you may be

You will always be beside me.

There's no need to go that far looking for you

Because you are in here, deep down inside my heart.

Reviews

[An Ordinary Woman]

Well. I could highlight my favorite stanzas, but then I would highlight your entire poem, indeed this is very touching and beautiful and priceless and everything rain mentioned is true. Absolutely lovely.

And thank you, Rain for sending it my way....

[Iv Sadovsky]

This poetry could make Frosty the Snow man turn in a puddle, It could start an Earthquake given by th e emotion that this poetry sends out, by what you send out. To make a long story short i have only one thing to say : Heroes never die and Angels never fail.

[Tania Leigh]

This is incredible....one of the sweetest poems I've read....I must thank Rain for sending it along.

[Beautifully Tragic xPoe..]

This is a great sentimental piece. Reminds me of my own grandfather. nicely done.


Rayne

[bluessadmood]

oh rain ,you dive me so sad here ,i always wondered about those i could never forget,how cold they must feel down there in earth ,i cry a lot ,oh those memories as if a part of me was ripped away ,life is so cruel ,when i dig into someone i really love i try to stay away from him as far as i can ,so when he go,i would not feel the loss so hard,i never attended any funeral at my age and its very embaressing ,and very sad ,but i cry myself for days alone ,so much agony,never ending,there is always one of these dear ones around they haunt me all the time ,like a ghost behind my back ,,,life oh life ,such cruelty ,i cant understand

[AngelEyes]

Sob! So sweet, so sad...this reminds me of my beloved grandmother who was like my surrogate mother while growing up, and passed on when I was seventeen. This is also so beautiful in that it reminds me that she is never far away! Thank you!

[Kelly Scheppers]

Such an eloquent poem, written with extraordinary skill! I was mesmerized, and very much in awe, from beginning to end. This reads brilliantly, like nothing I've read before!

My best to you...you've made your grandpa proud! [ ....and me a fan! ]

[Brenda Sue]

Wow. Wonderful piece. I love it and enjoyed reading it very much. Such a sweet way to think of one's grandpa as the angel on my shoulder. I love it. Beautifully penned. Great job.

[Rain]

I wish I knew what to say. You're a true writer ? That fails. You are gifted ? Doesn't work. I am just in awe of your talent. I'm a fan. :) Just a beautiful piece. Rain..