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Here's Alison: The Daisy Chain

Alison Ross writes a moving poem about an old lady and a loving grandchild.

It was at the Christmas party
Held for those who were in care
That I saw the daisy-chain
That was circled round her hair.

A young lass sat beside her
Love shining from her eyes
Rubbed her Granny’s hands
And smiled into her eyes.

But Grandma sat unknowing
Upon her head, the daisy-chain
Made fresh that very morning
By a grandchild filled with pain.

The young lass chattered softly
I thought of how, it must be so
That Grandma too made Daisy-chains
Many years ago.

Were memories of the daisy chains
Lost along the way?
Or did Grandma feel the love
That surrounded her that day?

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