I know I'll see you again,
but a lifetime is too long.
How long will it be? 60 years?
At 26, that feels like eternity.
Is this what will happen as I get older?
The people I love begin to leave?
And the older I get, more and more
I'll lose to heaven's shores?
No wonder the oldest of the old seek Home,
for they know the truth-
you can't be truly home without the people you love
and a lifetime's a long time to wait.
So I don't cry for you, I cry for me,
because I know you are healthy and happy.
But save me a place at your table,
because I'll be with you again,
and 60 years will have vanished into eternity.
this is very beautiful, Carolyn. I especially love the line, "save me a place at your table."
ReplyDeleteCarolyn are you talking about Grandpa? Mamasita
ReplyDeleteyes mom, I'm talking about grandpa:).
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandy:). Sometimes I feel like I could write poetry about him forever.