Jeff Morehead Poet Rhyme

From the Rocking Chair

From The Rocking Chair


On the porch, faded from the sun
Sits an old rocking chair
Made of wood, painted white
Looks of a lot of wear.

That chair has seen a lot of things
From the years that have come and gone
But quietly it has sat
Overlooking the lawn.

Generations have sat on this chair
Many babies rocked to sleep
It’s seen older children moved on in life
As grandma sat and weep

Many young’ns grew up on this porch
Until ones lap could no longer hold
There’s been talk of a bigger chair
But never has one been sold

On this chair grandpa slipped away
With his memories still in hand
War times stories he would tell
Of his love for this land

From this chair I’ve sat a lot of my life
Saw our nation come under attack
The arms have stains of my tears
As I dealt with this cowardly act

But not all the view from this chair
Has a dark cloud directly above
This chair has seen a lot of things
Most of them dealing with love

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