so rigid you never moved an inch
from each other
fused instead like two trees into one,
trunks locked in a death-grip
embrace
that flowered into love
mostly in winter.
Your stubbornness and strength
seeds your legacy.
We remember you unbending --
straight and unwavering
like two sentinels --
stubbornness you could set your watch by --
strength we can chart our course by.
We will labor to understand
how deep your roots must have gone...
Otherwise,
how did you weather's life's storms?
We will endeavor to wear love on our sleeves
like you did.
And someday,
more and more each day,
we'll free ourselves of the leaves of judgment
and righteousness
that you never tried to shed.
We remember your love --
strong as ice,
deep as glaciers,
sharp as your wit
and your criticisms
that broke the surface
but never your spirit.
We will remember you --
strong
loving
flawed
human --
our tree-trunk grandparents
so fused as to support forever
our family tree.
- Summer 2011
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