Monday, May 25, 2026

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Down the concrete steps.  I would sit in the outside kitchen, in a corner, on a wooden stool. And you standing in front of a hot stove, stirring your pot. You would share your stories of growing up, without a mother, who died early  in your life. Leaving you like a mother  to your brothers and sisters. But these stories were told in  a matter of fact mood. That was how it was. There was neither anger nor regret intoned.

how lucky am i

to be privy to your life -

now you too have left

© gillena cox



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14 comments:

  1. How those whom we loved and honored slip away... a poignant remembrance, Gillena!

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  2. Thanks for dropping by, Frank

    Much love

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  3. Such a blessing to have shared.❤️

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  4. Thank you for your appreciation, Melissa

    Much love

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  5. A tenderly written remembrance - Jae

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation, Jae

      Much love

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  6. "I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood" ~Lance Conrad.

    Great take on the prompt.

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation, Jay

      Much love

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  7. To only know your grandmother through stories is so poignant. My paternal grandfather died before I was even born.

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  8. Thank you for your appreciation, Björn

    Much love

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  9. I love how you captured a treasured memory in so few words, Gillena: ‘And you standing in front of a hot stove, stirring your pot.’

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  10. Thank you for your appreciation, Kim

    Much love

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  11. I love how you story this memory and then place it in a chain of memory, wonderful.

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  12. Thank you for your appreciation, Paul

    Much love

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