Family Poetry: Honoring Loretta

My amazing grandmother

My grandmother died exactly 35 years ago today.  I think of her often and wish we had time together now.   She had such stories to tell.  Her travels to Asia in the 1920s are only documented by a few photos. 

As a young girl I recognized and appreciated her spirit of adventure and independence. She knew how to live in the moment and create her home wherever she lived.  Through her I learned to create a feeling of home anywhere I set my shoes.

My great-aunt Molly wrote the following poem honoring her older sister, my grandmother.

We drove to the marina and parked

On a strange, a dream like day.

The sky was a breath-taking blue,

And a light breeze rippled the bay.

Such beauty pierces the heart,

And we had nothing to say -

For Loretta loved the song of the sea,

And Loretta died today.