old woman

by chritty - Aries

In a village somewhere near Mexico
with an old house and a garden
a woman lays her head down on a pillow
made of feathers and old potato sacks
she closes her eyes and pictures the angels
that will be coming for her soon
on a warm spring day
eighty five years ago
she was born on the fifth of June
to a farm boy and a city girl
raised in the same little village
where she remains today
Her blue eyes have seen many things
things that could make you cry 
and things that could make you smile
marriage, children, grandchildren
and the death of the man she had grown old with
each day her courage and will to live slowly fades
and it’s getting harder for her to go on
Every night when she closes her eyes
a bright shining star twinkles in her presence
the angels prepare to fly down spring is near
the fresh sweet scent of flowers fill the air
and the silence of the little house is almost deafening
through out the night
the old woman who lives in the village
lies her head down  on a pillow made of feathers
and old potato sacks closes her eyes and sleeps
with the rising sun the rooster crows
all is silent in the room
the old woman sleeps peacefully in her bed
and the old man she grew old with lies next to her
hand and hand 
together forever
they remain in the old village
somewhere near Heaven

Reason for writing:

    my great gram ma ma    

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2001-04-15 18:32:57
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:44:05
Poem ID: 61985

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