It is hard to believe that this year is coming to an end already. I know that I have not posted anything here in a while. Lots of transitions, as well as many ups and downs. New jobs. Family things. You know how life goes. I really thought long and hard about this topic to end the year with. Life is a precious and delicate thing. Sometimes we take it for granted. I am blessed to have parents I am close with and friends who I am very lucky to have. But that could change in a moment. I was just thinking about it recently especially with the timely death of my grandma Nan who passed away at the age of 98 at the end of September. I have been thinking about it as my parents are getting older too and my dad just turning 85 earlier this month (happy birthday month to my lovely dad).
We need to enjoy and remember every moment with those we care about while they are still here. My grandma was a complicated person, but I never doubted her love for me and people who knew her and know me remind of that every singe day. I choose to remember the good memories instead of the bad or tragic ones. She also very much supported my poetry writing and encouraged me on daily basis. A lot of my earlier work was inspired by her. I get my love of poetry from that side of the family. That brings me into my first and my only quote for this post. I am keeping this a short one. This quote is by Jim Valvano who says “Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.” That quote sums it all up. We need to enjoy life and remember those precious moments. I once again apologize for not posting as much as I usually do, but maybe my new year’s resolution is to write more on this blog and to still get my poetry collection published. I just want to wish you all a happy new year! May this next year bring you everything you are looking for. Here are two poems to end 2025.
Life Hanging By a Thread
Life is precious and delicate
Like an intricately woven web.
Sometimes you need to know
When to hold on and when it is
Time to let go. Life is about loss
And coping. We are all dealing
With heartbreak or with losing
A family member. We all deal with
Grief and love. Sometimes it is
Better to remember the good times
Rather than the memories that have
Us shed a tear or two. We would
Rather remember who we love in
The present moment rather than
The love we lost months or years
Ago. Maybe none of it matters –
The pain, the hurt, the longing,
The anger or anything in between.
Maybe that is why I protect my
Heart more than anything else
Because it is precious and closest
Thing I have to the honest truth.
Love is not meant for the ones
Barely hanging on. It is meant for
The ones who are strong and capable.
To Grandma Nan
I love you
The words that
Rattle around in my head.
How I wish I could have been
There for you in your final moments,
But the guilt I used to carry around
Like a suitcase melts away. Maybe
It is better to remember your last
Words spoken to me rather than
Seeing you in the flesh because
I would rather remember you as
You were, loving and supportive
And not hanging on for dear life.
I loved you grandma even when you
Were rough around the edges.
I loved you when you hugged me
Tightly. I loved you even when
Your memories have faded,
But your love stayed intact.
