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I Sing of My Nana

I sing of my Nana, with her hair of gray and white
She was a strong and bold woman ready for the fight
Physical pain, she didn't give, for she had a heart of gold
I miss her lovely soft voice from the stories she told

I sing of my Nana, with wrinkly skin but lovely to me
She was a woman of pure inner and outer beauty
Love was the gift that she always gave
I miss her, I love her, that's why I stood by her grave

I remember, the funeral, I never left her casket's side
I am a strong person because of her, I couldn't run and hide
But I so wanted to yell & scream, I wanted to shout
"Why God?! Why my Nana?! what's this all about?!"

But then I realized that she was not an angel above...
the angel she always was, my Nana, the angel of love.

Author notes

Dedicated with all my heart, to my grandmother, my mom's mother. Nana, Helen Hylan, died when I was 8 yrs old.

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  • SweetRoses
    November 22
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    This is very sad, and it brought tears to my eyes. It reminds me of my grandpa whom I miss very much too. He died when I was 9. Some of the people in our lives touch us in ways that make all the light shine forth. Grandparents are very special people. This is a beautiful tribute to your grandmother.


  • Angel-of-Chaos
    November 21
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    Wonderful tribute, your emotions show well here
    Keep writing!


  • Antebellum
    November 13
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    This is a beautiful dedication to your nana. I lost my papaw when I was nine, and even though its been 10 years I still cant get over it. Point is, I am one who believes that the ones you love are never truly gone..shes with you in spirit just like my papaw is for me.
    A truly beautiful wrte.
    thanks for entering.


  • Ruby Demona
    October 31

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    OMG! I'm so so sorry that you lost your grandmother when you were just 8. That's so very sad. I'm so very grateful that I still have my granny. Have you ever seen "Hoodwinked"? She's kinda like that, but not all the way. But reading this poem makes me very grateful to have her in my life and the times I share with her are so very precious. I'm sure that shes still watching over you and your son. Maybe she'll be with you as you walk your son trick or treating. After all, it's that kind of night. ;OP

    HAPPY HALLOWEEN!


    RUBY@@@


  • Fallen-Thumper
    October 26

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    wow, this is beautiful and a really loving write, im sorry that you lost her but she is always with you inspirit, a really great write, fantastic!
    -penguin-


  • Puppydog gold member
    October 25

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    TENDER AND LOVING !!!!!!

    You will always keep her close in your heart 's I lost my grandmother when I was eight also and was devastated by her death.


  • joyfuljossie
    August 5

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    it's always hard to lose a Nana...
    we just recently lost ours-
    the beauty in their loss
    is that they always stand beside us,
    especially when missed the most

    what a wonderful write!


    • songstress80
      August 5
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      thanks so much for your comment. I really appreciate all who read this poem in my grandmother's memory. even though she died when I was only 8 yrs old, I keep her in my heart, my soul, and my memory forever.


  • Ami
    July 13

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    Wow this was a really sweet tribute to your nana amazing write
    thank you for entering my contest and good luck
    -♥Amy♥

    • songstress80
      July 15
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      thank you for the comment...she meant a lot to me...she might have died when I was only 8 years old, but I keep her in a safe place in my memory so she's practically immortalized

      i miss her a lot though :0(


  • xxRainbowDawnxx
    December 31, 2008

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    Your Nana sounds like a beautiful soul, someone to be proud of calling family. Someone so strong without complaining of their woes and sticking up for you to the end, is someone in my opinion worthy of great respect. RIP Nana :]

    • songstress80
      December 31, 2008
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      thoughtful

      Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful words. She was a very great woman. Even though I lost her when I was just 8 yrs old, I still have her in a very special place in my heart and in my memory. I was almost in tears when I read your comment. Thanks again!!!


  • WarmHeartedGeisha
    February 1, 2008
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    This is sweet, I'm so sorry 4 ur loss!

    ~Lorissa~

    • songstress80
      October 6, 2008
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      thank you. i lost her when i was 8,and i wish she was still around. but i know that her spirit is always with me.


  • Poet-of-the-shadows
    November 10, 2007
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    avsoutly beautiful. This was ment to be a song right ?

    • songstress80
      January 30, 2008
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      no...not meant to be a song but now that i think about it, i would love to make it into a song...thanks for the idea and thanks again for commenting on a poem that means so much to me...you have no idea how precious she truly was to me and my family.

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