Lovely Memory of the Farm
I have a fond memory
of days spent on grandpa's farm
and helping grandma
early in the morning we collected eggs
and fed the chickens and other littles
grandpa fed the cows, horses, pigs,
and a donkey and all the bigs
there was a rooster that liked to chase me
and the donkey made the loudest noises
that I had to cover my ears
later, in the morning I helped grandma
in her vegetable garden
we picked vegetables for lunch and supper
how grand that seemed to me
no grocery store just pick it from your garden
and in the afternoon I followed grandpa
as he did his chores asking a thousand questions
often, he would burst out laughing
the most wonderful thing happened
he gave me a pony just new born
and then, it was over as grandpa was
called to Heaven suddenly one day
I stayed with grandma as she mourned
I would stroke her hair
and kiss her cheek and I cried with her
she had to sell the farm
and find homes for all the animals
even my precious pony went to a new home
and I was allowed to visit him
but he was happy and so I let him go
and that part of my life was over
though the memory I will keep
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September 19, 2021
Poetry/Free Verse/Lovely Memory Of The Farm
Copyright Protected, ID 09-1389-835-19
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France
Written for the Premier contest, A Lovely Memory
sponsor, Regina McIntosh, Judged 09/26/2021
Second Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2021
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