Love Is A Grandma

Love is a Grandma

Falling asleep on the couch

The elderly woman sleeps on the loveseat

While I fall asleep on the couch

The couch was not anything special

Extra tough fabric covered it

But it did not matter to me

The next morning would be Christmas

The smell of Kielbasa already permeated my thoughts

And my stomach was in the eternal state of hunger

The sound of EWTN filled the air as well as

A couple Christmas songs here and there

I snuggled up on the couch for the night

Awaiting the morning when the rest of my family would arrive

The morning arrived and I was more than glad to wake up

Next to the her

She had fallen asleep with one of her yarn creations in her lap

Even though she was weak

From endless rounds of chemo that didn’t work

She still continued

To make baby hats for premature babies

At the local hospital

In the morning she would greet me with a warm smile

The kind that you could only get from your grandma

Because grandma smiles are different than regular ones

Those kind of smiles are the ones that radiate warmth

Even on the coldest of December days

Occasionally she would send me

My little ten year old self

To go check the garage

Whenever we heard the door open

And to help my relatives with the food and gifts

That they brought to share

I miss the days when grandma was at Christmas

But I haven’t had one with her since 8^th grade

Even though the sounds and the smells have stayed the same

Holiday’s just aren’t the same without my loving grandma.