Grandmother

Warming lights surround you
Quilting the sharp silence
Outside dawn begins
Earth starts stretching
Straightening out the knots
Caught from hours of slumber
Night moves on to blacken another sky
And calmness stills the room
All is as it should be

As you drift in an endless sleep
I know not if you'll wake
Or lay your eyes on me once more
Softening my heavy heart
As death appears he waits by your side
Head dipped in respect
I look to him for more time
An hour, a day, a minute
His comforting eyes say no
It is your time and my heart stills
Now I must let you go

Aged hands under silken skin
Tended plants, raised children
Begin to loose their warmth
A last breath escapes your lungs
I look at death pleading
But nothing can be done
I have to let you go now
You must do this alone

Never again will we sit on the porch
As dew wakes up the grass
Trees shaking off the night before
US just being us

I'd soak up the wisdom that resided in your soul
I'd bury them within me
Every snippet a tiny gem
Where no other could reach them
Where no other could steal them

I show no tears as they only fuel pain
From a young age you taught me to be brave
So your compassion carried me
Over potholes and Rocky paths
Your soothing voice steadied me
Til I made it safely past

Time with you was precious
For this truth I smile
The mirror reflects parts of you
Placed in these eyes of mine