I stepped into his shadow
SLOWLY
Maybe three steps behind
SINKING
In a pool of perfection
THINKING
When I grow up I wanna be just like him
TALL & TOWERING
Like a redwood tree
BLOCKING THE SUN
While I skip and run to catch UP
GIANT STEPS STRETCHING
Across lakes of love & lessons learned
I FOLLOW
But stop abruptly
A MEMORIAL TOMBSTONE
Reminds me of his eternity
I WAS "HIS" LITTLE SHADOW
Until I grew into a Redwood tree
MY BRANCHES
Reach ^UP^ to the sun
SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS
Now I'm the only one
( ( ( Shadow Walking) ) )





RIP Grandpa


Note: He didn't die recently ... It's been awhile ... :(

short and sweet and like always powerful...i am sorry for ya loss even if it isnt recent miss lady...beautiful joint right here and i know g pop would love it...peace

awwww
powerful
and
sweet.

*
ive been cloned
dbl clicked

This indeed was short, sweet, moving and beautifully written all in the same time. At first I thought this was about MJ, but the more I read it became clear. Thank you for blessing us with your powerful words Photo. keep Doing it!!

and here i thought you'd gone awol too

this was a beautiful tribute

especially liked this line-- lakes of love & lessons learned

I sent a search party out fo' yo' ass, but they never came back! -- :P


Good 2 C U in the OKP "House" -- Stick around, aaiight?


*Missed U*

not sure how much ill be able to stick around, but ill try to poke my head in from time to time. the work world is way rougher than college. ill send you a message soon though

This was a very powerful piece....

memories from grandparents are like shadows for me but this did remind me of my grand father called "uncle charlie" somehow this was perfect.

Photo....i wished it were longer....but death comes like that ....i don't know if that's why you did that but that's how it felt.....been a long time since i git caught up in a piece ...i liked this ... i thought you spoke of you father tho ....till it came to the end

in the shadow of grandpa cuz now it lives in YOU his spirit {*}
i can see the perfection, heartfelt!

lifE imitates art
-xxx

your writing takes me back to sleeping in my twin bed in a full house on a friday night. When the old folks are playing spades in the other room frying chicken and talking trash. I miss home and I've certainly missed your writing. I guess I need to sneak my head in here more often.

Sometimes it takes a loss to notice what you had, and even then it takes a while for you to put it into words, and uve done so, i was feeling it, and im sure he can appreciate it from above... one love photo and to your grandad too... i can relate..x.

((( 2 ALL of U ))) -- :)


My grandpa was 6'5 ... so for a lil' kid, he was hella big -- *Gigantic Even* -- :P

In my eyes, he could see "over" mountains and touch the clouds ... I wanted to be TALL like him and see EVERYTHING too -- (or so I thought).

I'm a lil' over 5'8 now -- and I don't think I'll be growing much anymore unless it's sidewayz -- :9 ... but besides a lil' bit a' wisdom, I inherited his height -- (hence the Redwood Tree references).

With folks dying left & right these days ... I just wanted to acknowledge the Tree that this nut fell out of! -- *chuckles*

... again, thanks for your love & acknowledgement ... *I Appreciate You*

hello ms. p...

yeah, yeah, i know: it's been a minute.

i pop in and pop out and occasionally show up...

just to catch a treat here and there.

this was definitely a nice remembrance treat. good feeling.

talent as always.

how's the San'Ant?

peace,

n.

*Photo chains Natalie to the board* -- :P

(((Stick Around)))


>how's the San'Ant?

It's HOTTT as hell here in San Antone' -- *Literally*

103 / 104 degrees -- Every Damn Day!!! -- And Humid too -- x(

i know! it's as though the sun and the heat have taken up residence in texas! 100 degrees isn't hot enough, is it? :D as much as i comment on it, i love it. great for the skin!

glad you're still keeping the people in sunny spirits on here!

n.

... great imagery, i would love to listen to you say this =]

cause i know you've done that before on soundclick!

>... great imagery, i would love to listen to you say this =]

>cause i know you've done that before on soundclick!

^This^ was just a quick "brain~fart" spit off the top ... but I haven't put anything on SOUNDCLICK in quite awhile ... My CoolEdit program expired and I just let die :(
... ( It was bootleg anywayz -- :P )

I guess I succeeded at what I attempted to do ... thanks to gsquared and his boy ... and then I kinda lost interest -- *shruggs*

Thanx for the peep tho, boo -- (I appreciate you) ... :D

_____________________
TALL & TOWERING
Like a redwood tree
BLOCKING THE SUN
While I skip and run to catch UP
GIANT STEPS STRETCHING
Across lakes of love & lessons learned
I FOLLOW
___________________________

Condolences

ive read this like 8 times and i keep coming back to it
felt..
dont know why i didnt respond sooner

I'm holdin' my chest like: "This is da big one, Elizabeth!!!" -- (Sanford & Son -- *Heart Attack Steelo*) -- :P


I know I'm gittin' old ... but I don't remember you "ever" responding to anything I've written ... *sniff~sniff*

... And maybe you have, I just don't remember ... (I may be suffering from the (((CRS Disease))) -- "CAN'T REMEMBER SHIT" DISEASE -- But never~the~less ... Here's a big "Thank You" for your response & recognition.

You made my day! -- :D

sweet and sending condolences to you.

hey I read this before and didn't reply, it took me a couple reads to get what I think is it. very deep and heartfelt. correct me if i'm wrong but the three steps behind his shadow could be interpreted as grandfather(1step) father(2steps) child(3steps). child being you? I dunno maybe I read too deep anyways I'm keep checking for ya joints, I like to be challenged through poems. And deeply sorry for your loss. PEACE

My goodness ... you're perceptive! -- (I didn't really think anybody would catch that so I dismissed it as filler) -- :9

>the three steps behind his shadow could be interpreted as grandfather(1step) father(2steps)
>child(3steps). child being you?

My writings can be so eclectic sometimes, one never really knows "where" I'm comin' from -- :P

But I appreciate your delving into the translation/interpretation.

earlier this past week and smiled. I'm glad to have some memories of him


this right here:

A MEMORIAL TOMBSTONE
Reminds me of his eternity
I WAS "HIS" LITTLE SHADOW
Until I grew into a Redwood tree
MY BRANCHES
Reach ^UP^ to the sun
SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS
Now I'm the only one
( ( ( Shadow Walking) ) )


is very beautiful, solid ending, Photo... great poem.

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aww

this is nice to remember him by. i like this, photo