A small brown bird flies close to me.
Yesterday, a butterfly -
- white, monarch -
I scent my grandmother near.
She was not a poet
Nor a deep thinker,
But she liked the quiet,
Which was strange
Because she hated to be bored;
And yet she could sit for hours
On balconies, in conservatories,
With only herself for company,
A book, a ticking clock,
And the sky - ever changing, ever the same.
©Shaista Tayabali, 2019
Inspired by Vera, my beloved grandmother who died a few days after my birthday, six years ago... both our anniversaries are coming up as Vera and I were born only two days apart. Many lifetimes but only two days...
Participating in DVerse Poets Friendly Call to Open Link night ...
Yesterday, a butterfly -
- white, monarch -
I scent my grandmother near.
She was not a poet
Nor a deep thinker,
But she liked the quiet,
Which was strange
Because she hated to be bored;
And yet she could sit for hours
On balconies, in conservatories,
With only herself for company,
A book, a ticking clock,
And the sky - ever changing, ever the same.
©Shaista Tayabali, 2019
Inspired by Vera, my beloved grandmother who died a few days after my birthday, six years ago... both our anniversaries are coming up as Vera and I were born only two days apart. Many lifetimes but only two days...
8 comments:
Grandparents can inspire such powerful love. Your grandmother sounds like the still water that runs deep in your heart. A lovely tribute you’ve written.
Pretty lady that you obviously love still very much.
My heart always gladdens when i see a new post from you on my blogroll. Your grandma, your mother and you - all beauties. My grandma and i were very close, too. I love that she could sit in stillness for hours. Me, too.
Nice description of your grandmother: "she hated to be bored;
And yet she could sit for hours"
Isn't it wonderful that a small thing (like the butterfly) can awaken the memories stored in the attic of our brains and bring a loved one lost close again?
Shaista, this is a beautiful tribute.
This a lovely tribute and really like the photo too!
Very thoughtful bloog
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