The Sun Shined

I have had a lot going on lately. So no time to write. Still don't have much time. Just wanted the post the poem I delivered at my G-ma's service yesterday and let you know what a blessing it is to know how many people love and support me in all I do.

 

 

The Sun Shined Again Today

Though My Heart Is Heavy

Sorrow Filling Me

Like Rain

Fills The Discarded Origami Cup

Abandoned After The Tea Party

Of Little Japanese Girls

Raised In Gated Communities

Protected By Guards, Guns

And Razorwire Sharper Than The Minds And Wits

That Make The Best Of A Bad Situation

The Sun Shined Again Today

And Remembrances

Run Around

Like Little Boys And Girls

Run Around Their Grandmother

Who Is Making Sukiyaki,

Washing Dishes

Or Slicing Cucumbers Paper Thin

To Soak In Rice Wine Vinegar

And Sugar

With Chunks Of Crab

That Were The Only Thing Imitation

Surrounding Her Life

The Sun Shined Again Today

And I Connect The Dots

Of Memories

And As They Link I Think

Of The Path That Flows

Through A Century Of Lineage

That Expands

From Sturdy Roots

Emerging Into A Tree

With Branches That Are Strong, Weak And Weathered

And Limbs Heavy With Fruit

The Sun Will Shine Again

Every Time The Story Is Told

Of A Woman We Will All

Remember With Gratitude