Its Only You I Want to Hold

By Andrea Tadpole

Sitting in the silence
Watching thoughts of you
Float by

You've invaded me
Like a parasite
Viral and rapid
Impossible to deny

Was our meeting
By chance
Or divine appointment
From above

I cannot tell
All I know is
I cannot shake you
I've been conquered
By your love

I lay in bed at night
My imagination fired
Passions run wild
In the secret garden
Of my mind

It's only you
I want to hold

For My Granddaughters

By Andrea Tadpole

My grandma left this earth
Many years ago
Yet her voice and words are still alive
Deep within my soul

She taught me of integrity
And to always be true
To love and support my family
No matter what they do

I was young and dumb you see
And did not understand
The treasure God had given me
Right within my hands

My grandma's wisdom
Far surpassed her years
She did not mind speaking truth
Even if it brought me tears

While she was not perfect
Her love for me was strong and deep
She always said at night she prayed for me
And gladly sacrificed her sleep

I know that I'm alive today
Because of grandma's prayers

Now I myself am grandma
Almost fifty years of my life have passed
I understand my sacred task

When your fifty I won't be here
You'll be a grandma too
Will you remember
How we use to laugh and play
And all I taught you
Or will thoughts of me just fade away

I hope you don't forget me
And to each memory grab ahold
Tuck it deep inside your heart
For it is a treasure
Worth much more than gold
So many years from now
When I have gone away
If you need me I am there
Just sit still and listen

My voice and words are still alive
Deep within your soul
I love you forever
And I will never let you go