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Nicole Scharn
Making Mellifluous
just because
"We loved him a lot, but God loved him more."
Hearing the sweet sound of polka music reminds me of my grandma and grandpa Scharn. For countless years they attended local dances almost every Sunday of the year. Polka was their favorite dancing music. This song just happened to be my grandpa's favorite. Last year, my grandma got the chance to dance her last polka dance with my grandpa in the room at my cousin's wedding. Since my grandpa was too sick to get up and dance (like he loved), my cousin Matt filled his shoes for the night. You should have seen the bright smile acrros my grandmas face that night. It was priceless.
June 9, 2015
My covers were tucked neatly around my body, trapping in the warmth and comfort, just like any other night. I was then awakened by a small creak in my bedroom door. My body stiffened. My heart began pounding- thump, thump, thump. I opened my tired eyes, sat up, and peered around my room. Darkness surrounded me-the walls, the windows. Everything was pitch black. Then chink chink the lamp beside me switched on, and my dad's figure appeared in the bright light. His face was red, his eyes, teary and swollen. "Dad?" I asked quietly.
The look he gave me sent instant chills up my back, along with instant tears streaming down my face. Something was wrong. My dad embraced me tightly. His warm hug was accompanied by hushed sobs-his body stood shaking. "What's wrong?"I asked , but he didn't have to reply, I already knew the answer. My grandpa had passed away that day, and the strongest man in my life lay crying on my shoulder.
just because- Frank Yankovic
"THey say time's a healer
but as the time goes on,
i seem to find it just as hard
to face the fact that you're gone.
You'll never be forgotten and
everyday I shed a tear,
but it's only because I love you
and I wish you were still here."
-unknown
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