To Grandmother's House We Go

To Grandmother’s House We Go By Elton Camp To visit grandmother was a child’s delight A welcoming hug made everything right Aroma of fresh-baked cookies filled the air About the family’s visit, granny did so care Her comfortable old house, family enjoy Welcomed each grandchild, girl and boy She would take up time with each little one To listen, talk, laugh and enjoy having fun Such times, sadly, were then and this is now Changes, such happy days seldom will allow “Grandmother won’t be home when we arrive. For she will be working at her job nine to five.” At her age, jobs from which to choose are few With what she is able to find, she will make do “Welcome to Wal-Mart,” she says at the door An old, tired lady can actually do but little more It isn’t that she really wants to or that’s she able It’s the only way she can keep food on the table It is necessary because her husband passed away And her income’s too small the many bills to pay And the old homestead she wasn’t able to keep But moved to the project where costs aren’t steep She gets home, her feet hurt and back does ache, It breaks her old heart not to be able to offer cake