For My Grandmother Catherine

by Kurt Philip Behm

January 8, 2025

Twenty-five years

of saying the Rosary

Twenty-five years

a promise to keep

A last dying wish

her beads in my hand

Not one day I’ve missed

— or one restless sleep

(The 1st Book Of Prayers: January, 2025)

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Comments (2)

Kurt Philip BehmJan 13, 2025

<p>It's both, thanks.</p>

WaitingEmptyJan 13, 2025

Good for you. To have a touchstone. So then, I ask you this; Is it faith in God or remembrance of grandmother? Only a curiosity. Thanks for the interesting thoughts.