TENDER'S GARDEN GARDEN OF MEMORIES This room is dedicated to my father, David M. Shumaker, USAF... And to Ethel Huskey, my beloved grandmother... I love you both, terry lou... Walking with thoughts passing through my mind Like messages dancing in the wind I hear things of long ago Knowing how important they had been... I feel my grandmother beside me Holding me close to her breast I feel the warmth of her love Cause, I felt, she always loved me best... I remember sitting on her counter Singing the songs of yester-year Smiling and laughing at our mistakes The songs remaining in my mind Will always be so clear... "This Little Light Of Mine!" Was a favorite we would sing My grandmother will always be In my heart and on my mind Her memory will forever shine... My father is my pillar Of the foundation on which I stand I can't hear his voice talk to me For I never heard him as a man... As I sit upon the grass I tell him what's going on in my life I wish I had the memories to hear For to me they would have been so dear... I have fussed and I have cursed For him leaving me behind I've felt I had to blame him for my mistakes For the lack of his guidance I could never partake... To lead me or to guide me As I make my journey through life I needed to have his memories During my periods of needs and strife... These are just two special people In different places after being laid to rest Of whom I go to see I'll always consider them being in special gardens For my family they will always be And they will be in my gardens of memories... by:.. terry lou Copyright © 1998, Terry Lou, All rights reserved. This material is for personal use only. Republication and dissemination, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of this Author. TO TENDER'S MOUNTAIN: Return to Poems