Poetry
She wasn't a typical beauty
but she was the Marengo Rose.
She was my grandma - the only
solid woman of God I've ever known.
In photos 'it' was captured
Not a pretty face; not a fine figure.
But a strength and dignity
that glowed from deep within her.
She was just a farmer's wife
but it was as if she didn't know
for she planted pink rosebushes around her house,
and donned a long mink coat.
And who can blame her for marrying grandpa.
He was a handsome man.
His mental instability formed her unique heart
one that others would never comprehend.
She cared about everybody,
not just the top families in the church.
She made everyone feel special
especially those with deep down hurts.
She crocheted better than the other grandmas
And she sewed us girls skirts and vests.
She displayed couture though in a small town
with a spirit of excellence.
One day she had a stoke in church
then they wheeled her to a nursing home.
On the nightstand in her drab room
was a red rose trapped in a globe.
Her funeral was quite strange.
There was only one type of flower.
Just rows and rows or red roses
though lilac was her favorite color.
Valentine's day had been a dreaded day
when I didn't understand it yet.
Roses were supposed to make me feel loved
I didn't understand why I got upset.
One day I got the revelation,
made the connection, and got the healing
for they have always triggered grief
more than any other kind of feeling.
You can say that there's love behind grief
And what you would say is true.
But I was only in third grade and it would be
decades before I'd meet someone who walked in her kind of truth.
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