True love gives all

A old and good memory. Our elders teach us how to live.

   
































True love gives all.

Sixty five years together.
He stood by my grandmother with his hand in her hand.
His loving eyes never leaving her beautiful face.

He shopped daily at the Farmer Jacks and bought her treats she desired.
Just to see her smile and content.
.

When he couldn't drive at 91 year old.

He failed his driver test.

That broke his heart but like the depressions,

Wars and  bad times he kept his positive attitude.

He raised me and my sister without one complains.

Us kids always had a place to come and rest.

He would give me solid advice and accepted  my mistakes

 With  kind words of "It would be alright. Can I help you?"

I still can hear my Grandfather voice telling me.

"Think before you speak. Nothing good to say. Say nothing."

He taught me true love give all.

I still can see my Grandfather all dressed up with my Grandmother next to him.

They gave to me and the family till their last breath.

When I came back from Iraq in 1991.

He took the whole family out.

He was so happy I was alive and well. 

He told me "I lost too many to old wars.

I'm proud to see you standing tall on your own two feet.

He taught me to love and care for my family.

Today I feel his spirit and wisdom in my soul and heart.

I hear his voice when I speak.

True love gives all.

                             Coyote

                            Nov. 1998

Author's Note

We need good people to make us what is right and wrong. I was taught and raised by wise and caring Grandparent. I try to repay them by trying to be like them.
Coyote

Reviews

[Katie]

91 year(s) old.

depressions (no s)

without one complain(t)

Grandfather('s) voice telling me.

true love give(s) all.

Very few grammar mistakes this time, well done. Everyone else seems to have covered the praise, so I'll leave it at that for now. Well done though.

[RJM]

Beautiful poem, you made me miss my grandparents who are already gone. Thank my other Grandmother is still with us! Great poem a few problems in the grammar but it's okay either than that it was good.

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

Fantastic..!!! Hats off, Sir..!!

No one these days are bothered to care even for our parents...~~

Great Write..!! And Thank you for sharing..!!!!

[Ian Faraway]

Once again, this poem spills of knowledge and wisdom that many of my generation have yet to even think of. Of course, they rarely think outside of academics. But like this poem, they have their owns smarts like I have my own. I am no more, no less. Excellent poem.

[Cynthia]

Its Really touching, the way you told us the love and all, I agree, we need people to tell us what to do, and not to do. Its a loving poem fill with care, Nice Job!

[Shayne Harnden]

I can see this playing in a scene. Very well written. You tapped into one of the many sides of love and placed it very well in your words. You can really feel a sense of Guardian with the subject and not a person out to the "Right Thing"

But he did what we all should do as people.

Thank you for sharing this with us.