http://slow.writerscafe.org/GrandmaBea The original writings of author Beatrice Boyle (Grandma Bea) en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776013001 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Live every moment to the fullest, for as the Clock of Life keeps ticking, we never know when it will stop for us leaving our most precious moments and feelings unsaid. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/1374535/ The Crucifixtion...the ultimate definiton of enduring, selfless love! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/526314/ The Bird of Youth, sings but once! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/501022/ Pesky little things are everywhere! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/501019/    A CHRISTMAS PRAYERChildrenrushing down the stairsTo see if Santa left them toysMom and Dad follow sleepily(They were awakened by the noise!)Shouts of glee and laughterRing out in early mornAs ribbons are untiedAnd wrapping paper tornStockings hang from chi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/488312/ Remember, that JESUS is the reason for celebrating Christmas Day! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/486603/ Life is a canvas waiting to be painted...every stroke, good or bad is recorded for all to see. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/477769/ Nature is such a fickle lover...paints a portrait...then changes it's mind! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/471599/ Carefree summer days of childhood so long ago. A time of innocence and relative safety. No one locked their doors and neighbors were like family... A time, never to be recaptured again! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/432802/ Sara's last hurrah! Noble calling or just two steps ahead of the sherrif? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/429329/ *Dedicated to Marine Lance Corporal Mike Williams of Phoenix, AZ. Who died at Nazaryah, Iraq March, 23, 2003 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/429323/ Tossing and turning, mind churning, Oh muse...why have you deserted me! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/423247/ They said that you were dead, my friendI said "It couldn't beI spoke to him this morning"And yet...I came to see.I didn't believe it for a momentNow here you are with me.I'll make a cup of teaWe'll sit and chat awhileAlthough you'll sit in silenceFor lately, that's your.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/422965/ Hold fast to those moments in time...in your memory and your heart...before they fly away for ever. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/420170/ The clock keeps ticking away...have we made the most of our time here on earth, or are we waiting for tomorrow? Treat everyday as if it were the laast, for we never know when it WILL Be! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/420020/ A momentous day in the history of WW2...The invasion of Europe by Allied forces... led by the United States... to liberate millions of people from domination by Adolph Hitler! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/418441/ A lovely libation, but in moderation! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/411125/ Great music...especially classical music...is food for my soul. Music to me, is the ultimate gift from God. It is the great equalizer...the language of the world for which we need no interpreter. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/407446/ Since time immorial, wars have been waged...lives lost...over territory! When will mankind ever learn! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/404419/ Never say never! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/404025/ Our Alter Ego...what dreams may come! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/404021/ Run Grandma...Run...they're gaining on you!! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/404020/ No flowery ovation, veiled in hyperbole...just the facts mam! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/399973/ On the Cross at Calvary, Mary watched as Jesus died for us! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/398525/ A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MAY                            It was a year ago todayWhen on bended kneeHe placed a ring upon my fingerAnd shyly, proposed to meEver .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/398494/ Greed personified...for thirty pieces of silver, Judas betrayed our Lord! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/398104/ A Moment In Time Live this moment… nowIt will not come this way againYesterday is in the pastAnd there it will remain Tomorrow …today will be a memoryThis moment won’t existWe can’t try to hold it backIt is futile to resist The minutes.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/395631/    WHY DO I LOVE YOU    WHY DO I LOVE YOU? You asked me why I love youI’ve tried to reason whyBut how do you catch a moonbeamOr touch a rainbow in the sky I only know I love you And that’s enough for meBut.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/395622/ Another milestone without hime. We would have just celebratted our 60th Wedding Anniversary. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/395240/ When all others fail you, he is always there...in your head and heart. He will never desert you...never fail you...you only need to call on him. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/394549/ One sentence story for contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/393280/ Not enough attention is paid, in my view, to the thousands of injured service men from ALL wars, who courageously fought for our country, and were critically wounded in the effort. Most of them, too dependent on others, to live a normal life. Many of th http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/391210/ We would all like to leave our footprints in this life to be remembered by those we love, and to know we have made a difference while we were here. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/389769/ Are we ever ready to leave this earth? Most people try not to think about it...but if your faith is strong, you will know it is but the beginning of the rest of your life...for which the first was made. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/389051/ A vicious, brutal time in our country's history...a shameful war, almost destroying our country's youth, changing the lives of all who fought there forever! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/388465/ Love exists beyond the grave...you have only to listen. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/387973/    An Irish BlessingMay the winds of fortune smile on youMay your days be filled with loveMay Angels sing you to ParadiseAs God beckons you from aboveMay your sins be forgivenAs the gates open wideYour soul forever freeAs God calls you to his side. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/387823/  Portrait of War (Haiku) Sirens wail their songParts of bodies everywhereCar bomb finds its mark! Copyright©2005 Beatrice Boyle(All rights reserved)  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/387821/ Based on The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. "The moving finger writes; and having writ moves on; nor all your piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all your tears wash out a word of it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/387818/ Life mirrors nature, each season has its part to play, from birth to death...each season...fullfilling its destiny. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/387809/ A blot on the history of mankind...so evil...so unimaginable...that the world is still in shock that this could happen...and that it could possibly happen again somewhere else in the world! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/385493/ Don't wait until tomorrow to tell a loved one you love them...tomorrow may never come! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/384841/ Down through the ages, war has reared its ugly head, fought by our ancestors and now by our sons and daughters...did they sacrifice their lives in vain?....when will the insantiy ever stop! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/384081/ It is not enough to want peace...we must fight for it. It starts with one voice...but soon if enough follow...there will be a groundswell that cannot be ignored! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/383331/ Today our returning soldiers are greeted with gratefull appreciation. Not so in the Vietnam War. They were reviled and in some cases spit upon, and left to fend for themselves! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/382891/ Lullabye and goodnightMay sweet musicSurround youMay the angelsSleep beside youAnd comfort youThis night Lullabye and goodnight Nothing will harm youFor the angels Will guard you Till you wake with The dawn..   http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/382288/ Beward of strange creatures in the night! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/382284/ A true depiction of a memorable night early in my career, of a once in a lifetime opportunity to perform with some of the most famous stars of the 40's and 50's (including Frank Sinatra) at a local benefit performance. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/381810/ God is the ultimate lover. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/381510/ Age old question....Why am I here? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/GrandmaBea/381044/