She was always a speedy blur
ahead of you
just out of reach
heading toward something
or someone
unseen.
Looking forward
to her 99th birthday,
she said a party could wait
until the next year.
That was just like her:
always moving
always going
always on the go
but never in a hurry
to go.
“I never planned
to live this long,”
she said,
at 101 years old.
None of us do.
But loving her God
and her family
deeply,
she lived
those years so well.
And I’m not sure
anyone will ever be able
to catch up to her.
For Meme.