Grandpa's Heart
News of you has taught me more,
I know now what a long life's for.
I've found through you my magic heart,
The kinder, gentler, patient part.
While I waited those months for you,
I reflected on the things we'd do.
I would be your special friend,
Have secrets to share and pennies to spend.
I would tell you of the past,
Leave you memories that would always last.
I would grant your every wish,
Like bigger scoops in your ice cream dish.
I would be your biggest fan,
The one cheering loudest from the stands.
I'd play games of make believe,
Pull magic tricks from up my sleeve.
I'd take lots of photographs,
And be generous with smiles and laughs.
The first time you were in my arms,
I felt the miracle of your charms.
I placed your newborn hand in mine,
And understood the gift of time.
Tender feelings are hard to express,
Grandchild,it is me you've blessed.
Your life gives me another chance,
A youthful heart and eyes that dance.
News of you has taught me more,
I know now what a long life is for.
I give to you the magic part,
Of your Grandpa's loving heart.
- Teri Harrison
A Poem Dedicated to
Grandmother
I was thinking of Love,and you came to mind.....
I have many memories I would like to rewind.
Do you remember those days I would lie in your lap?....
As you doodled my ears,I would take a short nap.
I'm remembering the nights that we spent together.....
You would scratch my back gently,ever so tender.
As I rewind a bit more,I am seeing much fun.....
I'm remembering the fall,and all the raking we done.
So many leaves piled by the tree....
You would cover me up till I couldn't see.
Those are just a few of the memories I have.....
Let's rewind a bit more to when I was bad.
I'm sorry for the times when I made you cry.....
Looking back at the past, I'm not sure I know why.
I know as a child I was stubborn, selfish, and strange.....
But look at me now, and how much I've changed.
I assume looking back, It's hard to understand.....
That today I'm quite normal, I think God lent a hand.
The ending is near, I think I've said Enough!....
I could go on forever,But ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
All joking aside,I would be up all night.....
If I continued this poem, and continued to write.
There's just not enough words to express all the love.....
Other that the words written above.
So I Thank You!....From the bottom of my heart,
For loving me no matter what.
I was thinking of Love, and you came to mind
- April Johnson