I knew an elderly lady who lived all by herself
A woman rich in spirit and not much wealth
She had seen a lot in her life of eighty eight years
She shared a lot of smiles and shed too many tears
She cared for her husband, until he was gone
Buried three of her sons, yet still carried on
A woman rich is strength beyond your dreams
She would always smile at me, or so it seemed
She would sit on the front porch as I worked in her yard
Resting from her pain in life, at times it seemed so hard
She looked forward to spring and the flowers by the porch
But this spring the Lord came and extinguished the torch
The chair is now empty as it rocks in the breeze
Now resting at peace and her soul is at ease
Her pain is now over and she has left us behind
I knew an elderly lady, that was one of a kind
SLM
Copyright 1999
Reason for writing:
Dedicated to LouDella Bedford...Born August 8,1910...Passed Away May 5, 1999....My Ma Maw.
Birth sign: Libra
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