Dear Great Grandmother Sarah
I look at your picture hanging on my wall
And realise I never knew you at all
I see my father in your face, I see my sister too
I only have to look at them and realise I’m seeing you
Today I walked along the path that one day you did walk
Oh how I wish you had come along and we could have a talk
You died when you were young, the reason I do not know
I’m certain your family would have cried and been full of woe
I have imagined what life was like when you was on this earth
The hardship, poverty and the pain of giving birth
You had four children, which you had to leave behind
I have searched for your resting place but as of yet cannot find
Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and visit you one day
Have a cup of tea and a chat, there is so much I want to say
(c) J.Makrides
