Mother’s Day Song forGrandma

[Verse]
Gray clouds gathered over the roof tiles
The kitchen glowed with a soft golden heat
We floured the counter and measured the sugar
Transforming the rain into something sweet
Dust on our aprons and dough on our palms
The rhythmic sound of the oven door
While the storm hummed a tune outside the glass
We built a sanctuary on the wooden floor

[Chorus]
Oh Grandma the roots of the willow remain
Holding the earth through the seasons of change
Your voice is the spirit that lingers in halls
The steady hand guiding whenever I fall
The quietest light in the heart of the home
Wherever I wander I am never alone

[Bridge]
Under the canopy of the blooming jasmine
We found our peace in the rows you sowed
A tapestry woven in petals and pollen
Where every wild seed and lily has grown
The perfume of earth on a still afternoon
Where time moved as slow as a midsummer moon

[Verse]
I rested my chin on the palm of my hand
Tracing the lines in the maps of your skin
You spoke of the valleys and old dusty roads
And the girl that you were before life began
The echoes of laughter from decades ago
Reside in the tales that you chose to impart
Each memory a thread in the garment I wear
Tucked deep in the velvet folds of my heart

[Pre-Chorus]
The kettle is whistling a low steady note
The porch light is flickering on
The warmth of your grace is a heavy wool coat
Keeping the chill from the dawn

[Chorus]
Oh Grandma the roots of the willow remain
Holding the earth through the seasons of change
Your voice is the spirit that lingers in halls
The steady hand guiding whenever I fall
The quietest light in the heart of the home
Wherever I wander I am never alone

[Chorus]
Oh Grandma the roots of the willow remain
Holding the earth through the seasons of change
Your voice is the spirit that lingers in halls
The steady hand guiding whenever I fall
The quietest light in the heart of the home
Wherever I wander I am never alone