Doctor Grandma

The soul sometimes knows

what the mind does not,

There were many signs,

You had started to make a will

but never got it done,

You took your sister to Hawaii,

a place of your dreams,

You took us on pilgrimage

to Haifa, Israel,

You asked your dad what he wanted

for this year’s Fathers Day,

You said you missed his parents,

would like to visit them,

only two weeks later

you would do just that,

and fly to the worlds beyond.

A baby in the womb cannot imagine this life,

just as we don’t understand where you are,

Our hearts rest in the promise we will see you again,

that love is an eternal bond.

cfblack, 8-4-25

I think through those last seconds of your life,

that no one wants to think about.

I NEED to think through them, feel them, know them,

because I know you, and you were strong.

You were SO brave, this was your passion.

You were happiest in the clouds,

You knew the risks! studied day and night,

took classes, learned from others,

bought altimeters, your own parachute,

and you loved to watch others land.

We still don’t know exact circumstances,

You were making your descent,

you and another got too close,

your parachutes entangled.

“Don’t delay, cut away,” you cut away your parachute,

the other diver’s chute inflated, your reserve did not,

A freefall from 800 feet

takes 6 seconds to the ground,

This is all the time you had,

as you fell into the arms of God.

Six seconds of descent,

six seconds of lift and flight,

God carried you gently, through the doorway

to new worlds of grace, and light.

cfblack, 7-12-25