Keepsake
It happened in a place
I’d never thought of seeing her
Suddenly there she was
In front of me, smiling her joy
Excited, delighted
My heart pounded in my chest
I felt blood rush to my face
And the moment was such a blessing
Precious and exhilarating
A combination of amazement
Wonder and incredulity
I thought quickly and slid my phone
From my back pocket
These were modern times
In spite of her senior years
Tears of happiness stung my eyes
As I centered her face in my lens
And snapped the image quickly
There she was, on my phone
Smiling like she’d never been gone!
The moment passed and she disappeared
I didn’t look for her – somehow I knew
She’d gone back to heaven where she lived
With God and His angels, Jesus and the Saints
I picked up my phone and looked at her image
Amazed that God had given me this keepsake
She looked younger than I ever remembered her
And I was praising God for this gift of His love
When I woke up and looked at my phone
Hope never far from my thoughts
There in my photo album was a new image
Only it was of a butterfly whispering by
Instead of my lovely Grandmother’s smile
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September 13, 2021
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