My Grannie, by Kitos.

[Kitosdad]

The day my Grannie passed away
I almost lost my mind.
For even at that tender age
I knew I'd never find.
Another Gran as good as her
So nice, and kind and sweet.
Who'd sing me songs and stroke my hair
Whilst sitting at her feet.

I'd no idea what I would do
Nor still the words to say.
I only know I stood and cried
As they took my Gran away.
What could I do, where should I go?
Now that she was gone.
My mind was in a turmoil
She'd treat me like a son.

They lowered her casket in the ground
The people all stood still
I heard a soft voice whisper,
"I'll be waiting for you Bill."
So I know she will be waiting
When my time comes to go.
Fot my Grannie wouldn't let me down
That's one thing that I know.

Though many years have passed me by
Since she has left my side.
I still think about my Grannie
And it burns me up inside.
To think that one as good as her
Was taken from this earth
Yet others still remain down here
Who can't compare in worth.

Yes, she is gone, and I'm still here
And yet I her hear her still.
Whispering in the dead of night,
"Sleep tight my little Bill."

Kitos.
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[Sahid59]

Hi Mr. Bill

Really really it is the saddest part of our life in earth when someone incomparable goes away ..passes away.... I agree with your lines of deep feelings.... Thanks for sharing such a wonderful memory....

Please enlighten me with this line of yours...

''And yet I her hear her still ''

I simply don't understand it.

Thanks

Sahid
2012.01.09
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Sahid59

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[Kitosdad]

Hello old friend. Glad to see you are still active on the Forum.

''And yet I her hear her still '' ... She is now dead, but in the still of night I hear her voice. She is always with me.

Kitos.
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[Sahid59]

...

Thanks master for your kind explanations... I am happy to see you as a poet to cheer-up our hearts....

Have a wonderful day ..everyday...!!

....
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[Kitosdad]

As always Sahid, you are polite, and always kind to an old scribbler.

My best wishes to you and your family.

Kitos.
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[Kati Svaby]

Hello Kitos,

I thought of you this night. And I found a letter from your thread but I couldn't open it.
Here it is:

[Justin_Huang]

How warm a poem it is. It's too complicated for me to share my feelings in English. But I'd like to share a warm photo with all of you instead. The story of the photo just happened in Taiwan few day ago. I hope you like it.

Justin

[Iowtrish]

Justin, what a beautiful photo. I wish this respect and love of our elderly relatives was more common. As a granny myself, I'm lucky enough to have a loving family.

[Kati Svaby]

Hello Justin,

It is a very shocking photo. It is good to see that this old granny is surrounded with love, attention, helpfulness. These days it is very rare in our country.

The old ill couple try to take care of each other. But the one is passing away the other will be sent to the old people's home where his/her children go to see him/her now and then.

My husband is now in hospital. I just came home for something but I go back to him and I will print this photo to show to him that love and care for elder people didn't die.

Many thanks for this heart breaking but affectionate photo.

Regards:
Kati Svaby
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[Jamilion]

I don't know which one more influential is, the poem of Kitosdad or the picture of Justin.!
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[Kati Svaby]

Hello Jamilion,

I hope you will take in good part if I say the two grannies couldn't be comparable with each other.

Because Kitos wrote his shocking recollection of her very beloved granny.

This other shows a grand-child's desperation and expressing his readiness to help his dying granny.
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[Justin_Huang]

Hi,
Actually, this is a picture of a 61-year-old man carrying his 85-year-old mother, waiting in a hospital. The picture was taken by a lady with her mobile phone camera. At the beginning, no one knew who the man was. After one or two days, someone recognized him and revealed his identity to the press. The man said that his mother suffered from senile dementia. Her leg was also in plaster. Considering that sitting on a wheelchair may be not comfortable, he decided to "carry" her with a cloth.
In Chinese culture, there are 24 stories about filial piety. These days, some people honored this man's behavior by regarding it as the 25th case.
I posted this picture here because I was inspired by Kitos' poem. Both of the stories are about the relationships between people and their elders. It's good to see people having good attitude towards their elders in spite of their death or illness.

I don't usually read English poem because I am afraid of being impacted by unusual usages of words or special order of words in poems. And sometimes it is frustrating when I find it difficult to understand what a poem is about.

Unsurprizingly, I got two questions to the poem:
1. "Fot my Grannie wouldn't let me down"
Is Fot a typo of For?

2. "And yet I her hear her still
Is the first her a typo of here? If not, which is the subject of this verse?

Justin

[Kati Svaby]

Hello Justin,

Many thanks for your letter. It is good to know the background of this picture. But now it is true the English proverb:" A picture is worth a thousand words"

I was lucky because I was in China. I wrote to Torsten about my Chinese experiences (on Jul.21 2011) among other things: