GRANDMOTHER
THE PICTURE HANGING ON THE WALL
A NAIL BEHIND SO IT WON’T FALL
I REALLY DON’T REMEMBER HER FACE
ONLY THAT AROUND HER NECK WAS LACE
THE TINY WRITING ON THE FRAME
SAID SIMPLY NOTHING BUT HER NAME
HER HAIR WAS WOUND UPON HER HEAD
HER CHEEKS WERE FLUSHED THE COLOR RED
HER FACE SO CLEAR SO FULL OF PRIDE
I SOMETIMES WONDER HOW SHE DIED
HE LIFE MUST HAVE BEEN EXCITING AND GRAND
TRAVELING THROUGH THE WILDERNESS LAND
I CAN TELL BY HER FEATURES I AM HER HEIR
AS I SIT BY HER PICTURE FOR HOURS AND STARE.