Leona
a beautiful and strong woman of faith
she fingered her rosary each morning
loved her children and grandchildren
and wrote "God bless you"
on every birthday, Christmas, and Valentine's Day card.
her hugs smelled like the large peonies ---
which I always thought were roses ---
that she grew
and still grow today
on the earth she left long ago.
Rose
a beautiful and strong woman of faith
she fingered her rosary each morning
loved her children and grandchildren
and wrote "God bless you"
on every birthday, Christmas, and Valentine's Day card.
her hugs smelled like the large peonies ---
which I always thought were roses ---
that she grew
and still grow today
on the earth she left long ago.
Rose