The Woman who Died

From Robert Lee Brewer's blog, Poetic Asides, "For today's prompt, write a The blank who blank poem."

The Woman who Died

The woman who died

suffered from diabetes for many years

before succumbing to Covid-19.

She resided in a care home.

The mother who died

raised three children on her own after her husband

went off to serve and didn’t come back, two boys

and a girl, and she put each one through university.

The woman who died loved her kids

and was loved deeply by them.

The grandma who died

had five grandchildren: Carolyn, James, Brendan, David,

and Cathy who was the baby, and each of them would tell you

Grandma made the best snickerdoodles when they were young, and

remember that time she made the gingerbread house at Christmas time?

That was the year she’d knitted stocking caps, scarves and mittens for everyone

and then stood out back to watch us slide while the turkey was roasting in the oven.

The woman who died, they’d all agree,

was the best grandma a kid could have had.

Shall I continue? Because,

each one who died

had a life.