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A Sonnet for Emma

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A poem to grandmother who just turned 96. Though dementia has been clouding her mind lately, she won't give in.

 

She was always a strict woman but kind

Respectful and helpful in many ways

Her faith has been exact and well-defined

Old fashioned but still flexible these days

 

She is the matriarch of my family

Raising each and every one of us right

Teaching us to be very tactfully

And then to say our prayers every night

 

Now at ninety-six her voice is gentle

As the fog of dementia clouds her mind

But the lucid states are instrumental

Showing us a strength that never resigned

 

A mother endures many life trials

But her love shines brightly through her smiles

 

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    1. Very tender and a wonderful description of her value to you. And applause to her, for reaching such an epic age. If only we all could be as fortunate, and to have a grandson who admires us as you do her.

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