by Akshata Virgincar
akshata_25@yahoo.com

My little brother and I, along with my Grandma

Ten years have elapsed since your heavenly voyage
But I fondly remember your loving visage
Though you are physically not with me
I know the mantle of your love and protection shrouds me.

Sometimes I wonder what would life have been like
Without you to comfort me, advise me, to encourage and hug me
You will always be a ‘Guardian Angel’ to me.

With that immense love you had for me
You performed magic many a time
Sometimes you moved mountains for me
And gave me the moon and the stars every time.

Everyday you looked after us, worried about us, fed us and loved us
Without expecting anything in return
Taibai, I know now and understand that
You actually gave me two wonderful lives - my own and “yours”.

I still remember how you would turn an ordinary day into an adventure
Turn a small trinket into a special treasure
Filling with joy and excitement, my hours of leisure
Doing the best you could to give me pleasure.

In life we need someone to trust, to hold, and to call our “own”
Taibai, you have been that someone, whom I have known
You have made my heart feel free
You are and always will be the one who cared for me.

So much of what I am today is due to your care
All the things that you have taught me over the years
Have now become a part of me

You were always there for me, right by my side
You were one of the few who would treat me nice
The warmth of your hand, which supported me, still lingers
The gentle shoulder you would lend me to cry on, still remains.

Taibai, no one can replace you
The place in my heart, which you occupy, will be yours forever
No one can compare with you
That you will be there always to comfort me, I will doubt never.

You were always so courteous, sweet, loving and dependable
You were really special with a personality so commendable
So hard to find someone so loving, generous and kind

Taibai, you are so important to me in many ways
You have raised me to be what I am today
You have guided me through the rough spots everyday
That you will always continue to do so, I pray

Even though, in reality you are not here
I still feel that you are somewhere near
You were there to wipe away my every tear
You are the one, whom I will always hold dear.

In life one cannot be certain of many things
But I am sure that my love for you will change never
You have given me that which money can’t buy
I can never repay you, even if I try
You are the most wonderful granny one could have had, ever.

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