Creative Writing Inspired by Praise song for My Mother

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Creative Writing – Inspired by Praise song for My Mother

        Everyone needs a person to care for them, for me it’s my Granddad. I called him Daddy; he was a loving daddy to everyone. But to me he is more than that: he supported me; he cared for me; he taught me and especially he loved me.

        You could not ask for a better granddad. Every night I slept next to him. I felt the warmth in him, when he hugs me every time we sleep. I hated when he hugs me, but now I long for it.

        I can remember, the twelfth of May like it was yesterday. I felt sad that day, because it was the day I leave my friends, my house, my country and especially my family.  It was time to move to England, where a new life awaits. Daddy knew that I was sad, even though I didn’t show my emotions.

        After breakfast, he took me high up the mountains. The mountain range was spectacular. The view was breath-taking, everywhere you look, and you can see the flowers blooming, the trees swaying with the wind, and the bees playing hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed from one another. Daddy said “Let’s sit over there” he pointed at a boulder of rock. It’s like the boulder was put there for these particular moment. Once we were sat down, he started to sing with his beautiful and warm voice.

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                Every night in my dreams,

                I see you, I feel you,

                This is how I know you, go on...

I felt a build-up of tears on my eyes, as he continued to sing.

                … Near, far, wherever you are

                I believe that the heart does go on

                Once more you open the door

                And you’re hear in my heart

                And my heart will go on and on

        To stop myself from crying, I started singing in harmony with him. When I sang I felt a sense of security and love from him. We continued to sing ...

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