73 Stories

In the title.

Happy Birthday Grandma! For a long time I wanted to put these poems out for you. A whole poetry collection dedicated to you. You are somebody who is so generous and loving and welcoming. Knowing that you're now 73 and you are no longer with us hurts but we're happy that we had you. Each poem comes from my heart, soul, and sleepless nights of dreaming about how we lost you. I really hope that one day we'll reconnect in Heaven, but I'll continue your work down here. We love you so much.

"You know those super cliche' stories where there's that bad boy who meets the good girl?" I nodded and you went on. "Well, I'm kind of like the bad boy- just dialed down by about forty percent." "Well, you don't seem so bad to me," I replied. Somehow, the smile you were wearing seemed to grow more. "That's because this is your first day. Just wait." A girl and a boy. Different memories from her point of view, written in a journal. Her journal. She's been through a lot, and he's the boy she never thought she would find. cover credit- Zadalia