I've Been a River ... I've Been a Waterfall

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I've Been a River ... I've Been a Waterfall By Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee Drops of water splashing on a rock I watch the drop break apart Into a million more drops of water Millions of drops ... water Sparkling like diamonds in the sunlight Splash here ... splash there I've watched my own teardrops fall Fall while in amazement At how many I could cry Like a waterfall that never stops My eyes cried teardrops for my child Making pools ... here ... there When I lay my head on my pillow My tear drops flow like a river From my eyes Standing up I became a waterfall Tears falling on my hands I stared in amazement as each fell Diamond teardrops perfectly shaped Ready to put in a gold ring If they were solid Sometimes I become a flood Drowning in tear drops I have nowhere to run Amazed at the drops of water Splashing from my eyes Onto the rocks beneath my feet I've been a river ... I've been a waterfall A flood all at the same time Today ... I am a quiet, deep pool of calm water Note by this Author: Like a quiet, deep pool of calm water ... my grief lies below the surface like the fish that swim around. Sometimes ... my grief surfaces just as a fish does when someone throws bread to them. I know grief is a forever feeling in my Heart ... it's love for my son ... sad I'll never see him again. Pain for what was ... pain for what isn't now. It really does hurt so bad ... though I'm so very strong ... I've accepted it. No matter what ... no matter how bad ... everything is going to be alright. Photo/poem owned/written by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee in memory of my son, Tommy. I miss you with my very Heart, Son.