Alma

Alma

by Bud Lemire on Oct 7, 2003

It was long before my birth, that she passed away

But her spirit is around me, and there is where it'll stay

She's my maternal grandmother, a special Mom to me

From the spirit world, she guides my destiny

With music in her soul, and love in her heart

Our spirits joined together, never to be apart

She'll always know, she is a special one

Her love shines through me, just like the sun

She was a hard worker, all day in the fields

Farming off the land, the food from which it yields

She's my Grandma Alma, the woman in the sky

I saw her there in my dream, she's the reason why

Why I love family, why I stay in touch

Because life is too short, to argue just too much

I spread my love around, and then I have to smile

Because I know that, it was also Alma's style

Her life here, was cut way too short

But she's always here, to give spiritual support

Oh Grandma Alma, how I love you so

And I wrote this poem, so you'd always know

For my Grandma Alma Duford-Joint, who I've always felt

close to. Thank you Alma for your love.