I'll Light A Candle In Grandmother's Name Poem by Ryan John Payne

I'll light a candle in Grandmother's name
And thank the Lord and give Him praise
For all the love that she did impart-
For the loving influence upon my heart.
Grandmother surely earned her wings
Through faithful prayers and when she'd sing.
Her heart has stopped but faithful still
Like the stalwart trees in her backyard will-
The boughs of lilacs sway in the breeze,
Reminding us of quiet, simple things.
Her leap into eternity- a moment grand
When God took her besainted hand!
Methought I envisioned her smiling face,
Reunited in Grandfather's warm embrace.
All she had to do was smile- that sufficed.
She's stepped toward a more glorious light.
The lilacs nodded their assent to the clouds;
Her love bestow'd continues round and round.
I'll light a candle in Grandmother's name
And thank God for sending us the same.