Sissy Made Me Cry
Mommy,
Sissy made me cry tonight, I don't think she meant to.
I was just sitting here going thru some web sites and I thought I would look at Sissy's pages.
I was enjoying her pages and then I came upon her poems page.
They were very good and I kept reading them. I read the one about the things she loved and I read the one about Colorado.
But Mommy, Sissy made me cry when she told about the old barn being gone.
She made me cry when she said that our house, the trees and flowers were gone.
Mommy, is it
really true?
Are they really all gone?
Has it really been that long?
I know a lot of things have happend since you have been gone.
I got married, can you believe that some call me a woman? I still feel like a child when I think of you.
I remember when I last saw you, I was only sixteen.
I told you to be good and you said "You Too".
Well I think you would be proud of me because I have been good.
I've raised a family and I think I did well.
They are two young men that I would be proud for you to know.
Yes, Sissy made me cry tonight and I'm glad she did.
I will have to call her tomorrow and say thanks.
Love Sheila
Just Over
The Hill
Written For My Grandaughter, Lisa Christine
Just over the hill a little bit
That is where I'm going
I don't want you to go with me
But I want you to know where I'll be
Just over the hill a little bit
I'm going to see the past
But I want you to stay here so I'll know my way back
Just over the hill a little bit
Don't think that I'm crazy because I am not
I just want to see something that I think I forgot
No, you can not go because you were never there
Just over the hill a little bit
Then everything will be clear
Yes, I thought so
I am so glad that I went back
Just over the hill a little bit
I saw your great grandma and then I knew for sure
You have the same twinkle in your eye
Just over the hill a little bit
She had the same
twinkle
as she was pretending to eat my mud
pie
Just over the hill a little bit
It was great while
it lasted but I must go... We went
shopping some days and didn't buy a thing Carol, you were
here for me so much Terrie, you helped out, above and
beyond the call of duty... Shirley, what can I
say, but it is just a good thing that we didn't
have to pay for every minute that we talked on
the phone, because neither of us could ever pay
that much..
Luella, you made me feel smarter than I am
because you thought I was... Felecia, you
taught me about Paint Shop Pro and kept my grass
under control... Hilda, yes I am going to mention you
too.. These are not all the people
that I will miss So now I must say farewell, so long
but never goodbye... Don't cry too hard when you
think of
me..he..he..To The
Women In My Life
We had some great
times and laughed
so much that sometimes we
just lost control..
There may never be a time
again
that we will be together so much but I
so enjoyed it while we were...
but
what fun we had just being together...
I had
so much help from so many...
that I could never thank
you enough for all you have done for me...
You
took me everywhere I needed to go...
You
never complained about all the extra running you
had to do...
You called to check on me every
day,
we went to visit and always had such a
good time...
It would have been
so easy for you to say that you were too busy, (
which you were ) but no,
you were always
right there willing to help me with anything I
needed..
I am so glad to have been able to
get to know Bradly and Nicole more..
I could
never thank you enough...
You were there for me to laugh
with, cry with, after we laughed too much...
You came and stayed with me and I went and stayed
with you...
Will we ever be able to remember
all what we laughed about...
Even if we
don't, we will even laugh about that too...
I even tried
harder because you told everyone
I could do
things that I wasn't even sure I could do...
Thank you for the phone calls and always being
home Wensdays thru Sundays...
More important to me was the
visiting between the cutting..
You should
have been a teacher because you are so relaxed
when you showed me how to do things..
I was
so glad to get to know Trevor more...Thank you so
much...
I just have had so much fun with
you...
You are very gracious not to get mad
at me
for picking at you, arguing with you
but you know what I always say....
"I just
couldn't help myself " ...
Don't forget all
the words I taught you either..he..he..Thanks for
the fun times..
but I wanted to bring their
names to the forefront..
I couldn't have
stayed this long here without all of these
people...
No I am not dieing but
there will never be a time in our lives like
these last three years ever again I
believe...
I saw a
drawing of you today..
It brought back many
memories of the past
How your hands were
always so rough and callesed
How sometimes
after supper you would fall asleep in your chair
not because you were bored but because you
worked so hard..
We knew how hard you
worked
because we saw you at the dairy
as
we were living our life
we would go by and
see you out there with the cows..
I
remembered how after work
you would be coming across the fields
and I would run up to you
so you could
carry me back home on your
strong shoulders
I can never remember ever
hearing you complain
about anything or
anybody..
No you are not perfect but who in
this world is..
You liked to work too much
but we know that is because the way you were
raised..
You turned 84 this year..
We
have been so lucky
to have had these years
with you..
You have told us so many stories
about the past..
Will we be able to remember
it all..
You told us how you met
Mommy..
You told us about your team of
horses..
You told us about how Grandpa worked out of town
and only came home on
week-ends..
and Grandma was left to raise you five boys
on her own..
You told us how
Great-GrandMa was so stubburn
that she got
mad at your Aunt
and sat down in the middle
of the road and wouldn't get up
till someone
came along and picked her up and
took her
home..
You told us so much...
If you would
have died instead of Mommy
we would never
have got to know you like we do now..
I am
very gratefull that we had this time
together...
It's Friday again: some
day:
Here is a poem written for me by my sister, Shirley
I think that I shall
never see
A person joke as much as she.
A girl who knows just what to
say
To everyone in a playful way.
I miss the talks we had each day
Yes, on the phone we stayed and
stayed.
But, oh, the laughter that we two
shared
can never ever be compared
To anything or anyone.
I miss you something awful since
you've gone.
I Love You Sheila
There's no
electric
carts today:
On to wal-mart we go,
Yes, it would be a pretty day,
if I didn't have this pain and hurt so:
But it will be better once we get there:
I'll at least be able to sit down,
The lady looks at me and my cane,
no electric carts can be found:
My sister says she'll wait with me:
But I say no,
I'll be alright,
I will take it slow:
We go thru the aisles
And all I can think about,
Is I want to be home,
See the nice pants?
Look at the new tops,
I need a new night gown,
But all I can think of,
Is, why did I come to town:
Burnning calves & burnning Feet,
Am I walking on rocks?
I have to look down,
To make sure I'm not,
My whole body radiates heat,
I go back to see,
If there are any carts for me,
The lady looks at me
And she looks pleased,
To tell me that there are no carts for me,
After all aren't I younger then she?
She has a job,
And I want to ride,
She doesn't know,
What pain there is inside ...
I pray a quick prarer for her:
Dear Lord,
please let her always be pain
free,
Please teach her to be nicer,
But Lord I pray she will never feel pain,
Teach her somehow to look into eyes,
instead of just the outside,
Please Lord teach me to understand,
People like her,
That can judge me and others like me,
Do people like her,
Really think that we enjoy,
riding these aufull carts,
Lord, don't let me get angry,
At people like her,
I gave her a smile,
Told her to have a great day,
I really believe she'll change
I sat here reading your story....
And I nearly lost my place...
As tears welled up in my eyes...
And slowly down my face...
I know your Mom is watching you...
With longing and love in her eyes...
And if you look up above you...
You'll see her smiling from the skies...
She knows the pain you've suffered....
And the loneliness in your heart...
But 'O how proud she is of you....
You've truly done your part...
You've opened your heart to others...
She taught you how to care....
And yes my dear, she's watching you...
She's watching from up there....
~Flo~ April 15/00
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