today i learned something
something that made me think of her
my great grandma allen was magic
still is if magic sticks around when we don’t
it was a kind of magic that was easily explained
that was easily shrugged off
easily joked about
especially by her
it was a magic that followed her
rain clouds followed her
but not in a bad way
these were not sad clouds
they were not sent to depress
but to bless
these rain clouds followed her
coming with her from iowa to nebraska
every time she visited our farm
it would rain
she would laugh
tell my dad it was a gift for him
it was a gift for all of us
of course as a child
i was more interested in the other gifts
like hostess cakes and waffle cookies
time spent with grandma allen
learning new card games
watching home and garden channel
it is only now that the magic
those beautiful days of rain
stand out as something special
i learned something in science class today
something that made me think of her
weather travels from the east
bringing rain or fair skies with it
some things are easily explained
but i like to remember them as magic
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