Grandpa's pennies

This is all true I wrote it in rhyme form, so it may have lost the beauty that was in the story form of it

The day my grandpa passed away
He told my grandma about a dream he had the previous day
he told her he dreamt pennies fell on him from heaven
and he told her, how happy it had made him

whenever i think of my grandparents
i think of them at their 50th wedding anniversary dance
i see them dancing, with such vibrant smiles
i remember how he looked at her, like there was no one else around for miles

Now, years later, in my mind. I see my grandpa alone on a ballroom floor
patiently waiting for my grandma to enter the door

And every time i place a penny where my granpa lay to rest
i imagine him smile, as a penny from heaven, falls upon his chest

Reviews

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Tears are welling in my eyes with this one...honestly. I can so vividly picture the love between these two souls, and the idea of one waiting for the other in the big ballroom in the sky until the day that they can once again dance is just...well...it really is beautiful. My grandparents are both nearly 90 years old...I know this time is coming, and I am not prepared for it. This piece is going into my favorites.

[MikeV]

Thank you so much, your review touched my heart :)

[Collette]

This is beautiful man, you still manage to tell the story through rhyme. I'm smiling & thinking of your grandad :)

[MikeV]

Thank you very much, i appreciate it :)

[Sami Khalil]

A very sad and emotive write. You must have been close to both. I like this one alot...:)

[MikeV]

Thank you so much :)
Yeah, i was very close with them. I still am with my grannie :)

[Sami Khalil]

Good to know. You are welcome...:)

[MsJewel]

I could feel the love you have for your grandparents in this beautifully penned poem Mike. You have touched my heart. This is lovely.

:) Julie

[MikeV]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed :)

[TL Boehm]

Well done. this is definitely beautiful, emotional and I too teared up as I read it. I wonder if I will have fifty years with my spouse. That's rare these days.

[MikeV]

Thank you very much :)
Yeah, the longest my generation is supposedly to survive to is 55

[MikeV]

Maybe 65, not sure

[wordwarrior]

Oh my Mike, this is so soft and beautiful Your thoughts of your grandma and grandpa are tender memories that evoke so much emotion on the page and filter through to the reader.
Lovely writing indeed. Made me sigh and smile all at once.

[MikeV]

Thank you very much :)

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Ahhh!!! The emotive and sentimental quality of this work is outstanding..I enjoyed reading it this morn..I am glad that I chose it to read today..One of the best so far..I can just feel your grandparents spirit in the poem..Sara

[MikeV]

Thank you for such a kind review :) it truly made my day :)

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Your are quite welcome..I was blessed to be able to read your work..

Sara

[Michael G. Smith]

Very sentimental piece, I want to dream of gold eagles falling on me.

[MikeV]

Thank you so much :)

[Dean]

the memory of grandparents never grows old, although when I am only a memory, I suspect that pattern no longer will exist--at least in my family.

[MikeV]

Thank you Dean :)
I thought the same as you, i will be remembered but only until those
that remembered me are gone too

[00000000000000000000000..]

Mike this was awesome I loved it set some fond memories for sure:) Wonderful job my friend:)

[MikeV]

Thank you so much my friend, i appreciate it :)

[0000000000000000000000000000]

Yeah man your an awesome poet!