Steps
Poems by Lynn Barany

The steps came down the hallway,
I opened my eyes to see
My Grandma's small soft image,
As over me she leaned.

I'm here to tell you something
She whispered in my ear,
I wanted much to hug her
But she wouldn't let me near.

She looked so young and pretty
In her glamorous big hat,
White pearls around her neck
Enhanced her dress of black.

She said I'm here to tell you
I'm feeling well, and strong
She blew a kiss across the room,
And in a moment she was gone.

This encounter will never leave me,
In my mind it always plays,
The night she came to see me
Was the day she passed away ...




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Hi,
Thank you for coming to my poetry site. I hope you've enjoyed reading my poems and will come back again to this humble poets home -- Island Poetry. Every poem is original and is derived from my daily encounters, thoughts, experiences, relationships and contacts with family, loved ones, friends, nature, the world and people at large.

My poetry is simple, uncomplicated, straight-forward and honest coming from the heart, soul, a spiritual presence and obviously God -- Her/Himself. Thus, once the idea and first line of a poem "pops" into my head, the balance of my poems "arrive to me" more or less complete requiring only my immediate and total attention and focus in its writing down, with minimal additional work or effort thereafter.

While belonging to the International Society of Poets, I have also been fortunate to have had the support and publication of many of my poems by local community newspapers, faith groups, charitable organizations, and in various anthologies published by the National Library of Poetry and catalogued in the U.S. Library of Congress - Publication Data ISBN 1-56167-256-4

I now live on lower Vancouver Island, off the Canadian west coast. Although originally from the Canadian province of Ontario, I have over the years also lived in the province of Manitoba, as well as Germany.

Once again thank you for reading my work, hope you enjoyed and found it relevant also to your own experiences of the living, loving and challenges of everyday life. I truly would appreciate and love to hear from anyone with comments, critiques, suggestions or what-have-you. Email Me - lynnbarany@islandpoetry.com

Regards,
Lynn

Barany (Hanna)

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