For Grandpa

I remember when I was old enough to remember And I looked up into the big man's loving eyes How he would warmly look down and smile at me And place me on his thigh He would cradle me gently in his arms And rock me in his rickety rocking chair He made me feel loved and cared for As he softly brushed my hair He taught me to laugh my pain away He could always make me smile He would defend me against the monster Who made me feel so vile If my Grandpa never would have loved me so And helped me through those years I know I never would have lived this long Its why I hold his memory near I know there is a special place in heaven Where my Grandpa now resides And one day soon ill see him again And sit upon his thigh