He walked through the house, memories were flowing. Children playing. Him, his sister, happier than anywhere else. Laughing and playing when the house was still full of life.
He walked to the window, pulled the curtain aside. The old tree stood there in all it splendour, looking fresh and alive. It had been dead for years, now he could here the wind whisper in its leaves. A shadow stood underneath it, a silhouette of a figure, a person.
For a long time they stood there, watching each other. A deep connection. A reflection from somewhere within. She waved, like she had done so many times before, each time they had left, each time the vacation was over.
As the figure faded and disappeared and the tree once again returned to the naked trunk it had been for so long, she lingered on in his heart. She was still there, she always would be, until the day it stopped beating.
In memory of my beloved grandma. She lived for a hundred years, keeping her extraordinary mind until the very end. You will be sorely missed.
Fictionspawn 
Being a Grandpa, I approve this message.
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Thanks, James. I’m sure you’re good at it.
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My grandkids seem to think so. 😉
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That’s a lovely, tender goodbye. I’m sure she was a remarkable woman.
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She was indeed. As my uncle said in his funeral speech: They say nobody’s perfect, but she was not far from it.
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My condolences, my friend. She may have moved on from this plane, but she will forever live on in your heart.
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Thanks, CommonsGuy. She will for sure.
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What a beautiful, touching tribute.
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Thanks a lot. I hope so, she was very important to me.
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Lovely – it brought back memories of my Granny.
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That is awesome, Draliman. Thanks.
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Very beautiful!
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Thank you.
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Love tribute. I grew up very close to my grandad and you made tears flow from my eyes😊
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Thank you. Feels good to know it reached someone.
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I think it reached many😍
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what an amazing woman! to have lived to 100, mind still intact. A loving tribute
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She was. Thank you John.
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My condolences. You’re lucky to have such fondness and good memories from your grandmother. I was an infant when my owm grandparents passed away, so I never knew them.
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Thank you. I knew three of mine, but she was the last one. Yes, I’ve been lucky.
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Beautiful and lovely message
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Thank you 🙂
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