Just One More Day

If I could have just one more day with you

I would comb your lovely gray hair

and rub the front of your aged legs

the way I did when I was small

and absorb your every move

I would 'inhale' your smile.

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If I could have just one more day

I would watch you while you cooked,

I would pay attention to each wise word

and hug you with my arms, as well

as my glance.

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If I could have just one more day

I would ask all kinds of things,

like what it was like when you were

young, and what Mommie and Daddy

were like as a little boy and little girl...

and I would be in rapt

attention, in love with each shared

recollection.

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If I could have just one more day,

I would tell you how dear you are,

how much I cherish you,

and I would thank you for being

...mine.

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I would sing you a song

filled with notes of gratitude,

a melody of deep respect

laced with honor and affection.

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Yes, for just one more day with you

I long.

For one more day I yearn.

To be with you, my precious Grannies..

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...just one more day.

© Edie Antoinette 2010