The memoirs of mirrors, when I think of you

Family, embedded in our minds

I watch the butterflies of yesterday,

Fade away like a listless dream,

And wonder what you did to pay,

To go down that murky stream.

 

They told me it was life,

The circle just continuing,

But  somehow I felt the knife,

The pain everlasting.

 

To me they were just lies,

All the winter in your hair,

I saw the summer in your eyes,

That wrinkly smiling pair.

Perhaps it was regret,

Or the feeling of remorse,

But I knew I couldn’t fret,

I had to be composed.

For stronger are the weak,

When compared to the meek,

But my eyes, they still leak.

As I looked for the answers that I seek.

Like the petals of a rose,

So smooth its bumpy waves,

Life is like a pose,

Moving in a silent, quickened pace.

Author's Note

Visiting my late grandfather.

Reviews

[Leave me alone....]

amazing.

[rose with love]

this is wonderful. really really wonderful. and it made me think to my grandmother. made me think to so many things. I'm so happy I read this today.
wonderful job!

[Steph K]

Its great to hear that from you, c and Im so happy that this poem has touched you (dare I say). Your grandfather sounds like a great man and may you continue to be inspired and write. Thank you for sharing =) Its so nice to see someone who understands the importance of our grandparents too

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The title
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brilliant!

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I can hardly believe this - I was just writing to my boss (and mentor) about my late grandfather. We just submitted a detailed project report that I worked on to a state government in my nation - which is an application for approval to set up a university - along with our partner companies - and I was thanking my boss (and mentor) for the opportunity to follow in my grandfather's footsteps - he was a leading educationist in his home state.

I miss my grandfather more after reading your words and am overwhelmed and inspired - all at the same time. Few people think of their grandparents as individuals too and recognize the significance of their lives.