Untitled, for Mama Kay

You peek from the tiny eyes of blue birds.
You shimmer in sunny reflections on still waters.
You twinkle with the stars on clear summer nights,
And you fall with leaves from Autumn branches.
You tickle me with the innocent laughs of children,
And you brush me when crisp breezes blow.
You float in tears that hide in tired eyes,
And you steady the ache hibernating in a weary heart.
You shine in smiles that struggle to surface
When what was once a challenge becomes an accomplishment.
You are everywhere that is special.
You are everywhere that is real.
You are written on my heart as the words on this page.
But, unlike these words that will inevitably fade,
You become etched on my heart, a fossil of a season in my life.
As I live on, you live in me,
As I brace for change, I feel your strength.
I go on.

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Untitled, for Mama Kay by Christy Grimes

This is a piece of poetry that I composed shortly after my grandmother passed away. I can’t believe that it’s been nearly 14 years…. This piece was published in an emotive collection by Poetry and is only available now via the Library of Congress, I believe. I should have purchased a copy while I could have…

This piece has been especially helpful to me in recent weeks (months). It’s funny how even one’s own writing can come back to encourage them so many years later during a time of turmoil – perhaps because turmoil is what I was trying to overcome the day this was composed. Though this was written for my grandmother originally, at this point in my life, I can also say that it is the prayer that I cry out to God from the depths of my heart, and will for the rest of my life…the song of my heart to them both.

Untitled, for Mama Kay

Untitled, for Mama Kay by Christy Grimes

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