"Paw-Paw"

Alyssa
Our Lady of Sorrows School

"Paw-Paw" by Alyssa Our Lady of Sorrows School This video was taken at the 2012 7GP 7th Grade Poetry Contest Winner Event in St. Louis, MO. Read the poems of every 7GP winner at https://www.7gp.org. The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation (7GP) is transforming young lives and their classrooms through writing.

My heart dripped in sadness,
as my Paw-Paw passed.
We played chess competitively,
the most important part of life we shared.

He hugged me with kindness,
and kissed me with care.
Whatever my emotion,
My Paw-Paw was always there.

As he aged, his body began to twinge in tenderness.
Paw-Paw never gave in to sickness or pains.
No matter what, he always had a smile.
That beam of light lit up the whole room.

One day his body shut down.
Even when life left him, 
My Paw-Paw continued to smile.
My heart froze in despair.

Sun forever shines in this place,
Happiness surrounds those who are there.
Jesus called him and took him to a place,
a new home, glorious Heaven.


Paw-Paw was no longer with me.
My heart melted and cracked into thousands of pieces.
No one could comfort me.

But Paw-Paw still lives in my heart
And forever watches over me.

Although my heart dripped in sadness,
As my Paw-Paw passed,
Forever in my heart,
our love will always last.