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Grandpa's Treasure Chest  

 
 
In the corner of the attic
covered with a dusty tarp
Was a neat wooden chest
It was stamped 1942
Excitedly I opened it up
hearing the hinges creak

Inside to my suprize
were pieces of Grandpa's life
His uniform from WW II
It was folded neatly in a plastic bag
Treasured momentos from back then
It brought tears to my eyes

Next to it was a fancy box
holding each medal that he earned
Including the purple heart
So much I never knew about.
In my mind history was playing out
like a stack of building blocks

There were antique picture frames
With pictures of him and Gramma
They looked so happy together
He was ruggedly handsome.
So strong and smart back then.
One showed him making wooden games

Then I saw Gramma's wedding things
With pictures of them on that day.
Her dress was so simple yet elegant.
wrapped in a protective bag as well
It was beautiful with pearls and lace
with little lace gloves and vail all matching

They even kept the letters they wrote
to each other while he was away at war
Saying how much they missed each other
Then one special one gave mention
of Gramma writing she was pregnant
I could envision the joy, as he replied, in his note

There's so much more within the chest
But I'll have to wait for another day
As time got away from me up here
and I still have so much left to do
But this chest of family memories
is far more precious than the rest.
© Bonnie J Hollywood-Cutts

I USED THE SUPRIZE SPELLING  because they used to use it that way long ago. When I was a child and I felt it gave me a bit more nostalgic  feeling to it for me.

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