It was the end of 2013 when I got a phone call from my Mother,
My Mother and I didn’t live together,
Because she ran away when things got difficult,
She said that my beloved Grandmother was ill.
She said Nanna may not survive the night , and she knew
How much I loved her and would want to see her one last time.
I went to the hospital and held back tears.
Nanna looked so frail and fragile. Her skin was like a leaf.
“Hey Nan what’s happening?” I said stupidly.
“Hello Aiden, is that you, I can’t see very well,
How are you darling. You sure have grown.
Time slowed down and we chatted about the weather.
For some reason I stopped being an idiot for a second
And realised I didn’t really know this old lady who gave me life.
So I asked her about her life.
She pointed with a tiny hand to her luggage.
Inside I found a photo album, I had never seen before.
She had trouble turning the pages so I held the book for her.
Wow Nan these photos are amazing. Who are these people?
There were men in uniforms and ladies waving them goodbye.
There was a photograph of children running down the street.
There was a little girl with ice-cream all over her face.
There was a man washing an old Ford Buick .
Next to him was this beautiful women in a bathing suit, keeping cool.
“Wow Nan who was that bathing Beauty?”
She didn’t answer me and just closed her eyes.
Perhaps I’ll never know.
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David Wakeling (
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Love how you built up to the end of this poem by creating charters and emotions and then the final line of being left without knowing. And so it is with life itself we build and build and never know. A well constructed write
Thank you for your insightful critique. Much appreciated
A very touching poem riddled with emotional tugs, Good Read
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Beautiful poem. Your words played out in pictures. I found it really moving and in some ways relatable. Thank you David.
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BRAVO David BRAVO
Thank you mi amigo
You're welcome my friend
Wonderful tale David, it certainly drew me in.
Andy
Thank you Andy mucho appreciado
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