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Thank you Dad, for setting such a great example for your family through your hard work, dedication to our family and service to our country. We are so blessed to have you!

Grandpa's Love

Grandpa's Love

Of all the different kinds of love with which we could be blessed,
perhaps it is our Grandpas love that ranks among the best. 
What truly matters most in life, he's lived enough to know
and nothing's more important than to help his family grow.

All the little twists and turns that life has thrown so far,
times have changed alot since then but he's been where we are.
Grandpa knows how difficult adversity will be.
He's had his share of ups and downs and seen what our eyes see.

Grandpa has a gift to give that makes his life complete.
It's wisdom for the life we'll live, a gift that's bitter-sweet.
The years it takes to know such things consumed most of his days.
So little time we've left to learn from Grandpas wiser ways.

To see his family better off because of what he shared,
just knowing even one of us had listened so and cared,
A right of passage draws complete, accomplished and fulfilled
with all the things that matter most, successfully instilled.

The day will come when Grandpa won't be there to see us through
but all the things he taught us still remain forever true.
Just look inside your searching hearts, for there will Grandpa be,
saying "Do your best, stay the course and protect your integrity!"

                          -Jeannie Cronin
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Gauthier Avatar
February 11, 2021 at 2:54 PM
Wow ~ A pleasure to find your awesome poem published in the 2020 PS Anthology, Jeanine
Cronin Avatar
February 12, 2021 at 10:12 AM
Thank you for your kindness. My “greeting card style” as was once described by a fellow souper has evolved into a published children’s book, “Bellamy the Bumblebee” which has consumed all my time and attention. Thanks again for taking the time to leave a note.
East Avatar
September 2, 2018 at 2:59 PM
Great Poem Jeannie - a girl after my own heart. We have a very similar style and I can't wait to go and have a shoofty at some more of your work. Best regards, Dennis
Cronin Avatar
September 4, 2018 at 6:35 PM
Thanks, Dennis, for the compliment and the new word ”shoofty”. Not sure what it means but it’s a cool word!
Emu Avatar
November 19, 2015 at 3:09 AM
Hi. I really like this. Keep up the good work thankful that you gave this for us to absorb
Cronin Avatar
November 19, 2015 at 8:21 AM
You are so very welcome, Craig.
James Avatar
November 18, 2015 at 10:27 PM
Hi Jeannie, I have just read "Momma's Heart" and I appreciate the connection. A loving family shows in your words. Thank you for both, Wordancer
Cronin Avatar
November 19, 2015 at 12:27 AM
Thank you for reading.
James Avatar
November 18, 2015 at 9:24 PM
From the past into the present and all the years ahead, your words help others to remember, all he did and all he said. Thank you Wordancer
Cronin Avatar
November 18, 2015 at 9:34 PM
Thank you, Eliza. This one and "Momma's Heart" are very special to me. I wrote them for my parents birthdays, Just melted my heart (but kinda scared me a little too) to see my Dad break the way he did. After so much disappointment, it was amazing to touch his heart that way.
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