Grandson

He was ten years old this year Although he's not around, He didn't get to play, Or to hear a single sound. He didn't know of laughter And he never read a book, He never saw a sunrise Or played beside a brook. He new nothing of baseball Or exciting hockey games He never had a chance, And he never had a name. He didn't know of Birthdays' Or Christmas white with snow, He didn't know when Winter comes That autumn has to go. In a city hospital As the morning light grew near, One medical procedure Made sure he wasn't here. Lynn Barany