[…]down and out and feeling quite bereft, to focus less on what is lost and more on what is left. {My grandma said it best.} ∞§∞ We lost our son in July nearly three years ago, our healing process complicated somewhat by a year-and-a-half of Covid chaos. I have been […]
©2013 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only) Photo by Danie Franco on Unsplash My grandma always told me attitude was everything. Each point of view was mine to take: my choice to sigh or sing. Whenever I was feeling blue or found myself bereft. She said, “Don’t dwell on what you’ve lost; […]
[…]glow grew legs and goose-stepped through the grasslands below. Then, just at the gate of my grandma and gramps, the ghoulish gang sneezed and blew out like gas […]
[…]brown eyes dancing, a wave goodbye while backward glancing. All these and more combine to feed a grandma’s heart with joy indeed. ∞§∞ Is there anything better than being a grandma? If so, I haven’t found it! Snips and snails and puppy dog tails. That’s what little boys are made […]
[…]eyes of Grandpa Fred, the mouth of Aunt Virginia, and the chin of Cousin Ted, the hair of Grandma Applegate, the Okelberry ear… I hope they never take them back. My head would disappear! ∞§∞ Quite a quandary for this young man, isn’t it? Let’s hope his relatives don’t decide […]
[…]Noyes Anderson (poem only) Trail of Sacrifice – Valley of Promise, ©Clark Kelley Price Great Grandma walked across the plains, her blue dress grey with travel stains. She bore the hardship, for she knew her faith in the Lord would see her through. Her once pink hands were calloused now, […]
[…]are lengthy, unoriginal, and lame. But everyone who sees my fridge must read them all the same. If Grandma Makes Life Beautiful, and Love Is Spoken Here, then Life is but a Song to Sing. Blech! {gagging on good cheer} No worries. Home Is Where the Hugs Are. Family Warms […]
[…]outlast it. ∞§∞ If this poem resonates with you, you might also enjoy reading my poem, Grandma […]
[…]adults here, and we will do much better if we take that into consideration and act accordingly. As Grandma used to say, “You catch more flies with honey that with vinegar.” So let’s spread some of that honey around and sweeten the […]
