~~~~An Ode To Grandpa~~~~©
Grandpa Willow
so old but so wise,
you'll still be standing
long after i die.
You've been weeping away
in your room for so long,
i often wonder
how you stay so strong.
Way back in your childhood
when you were a boy,
you woke up at night
weeping tears of joy.
Now that you're grown
i'm able to see,
all of the wisdom
you brought to me.
You never let hard knocks
take you down,
you showed no fear
and stood your ground.
You taught me a lesson
that only the strong survive,
i just hope i'm half as brave
when i turn sixty five.
But Mother Nature
had other plans it's true,
with one deep breath
she took you.
But your spirit
still lives on,
for you sway me to sleep
when things go wrong.
And when Grandma Cherry
begins to weep,
your joyful song will echo
then when her time comes:
she too will be able to sleep!
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