Quality Time

she smiles and even giggles
when her cards are good
it’s the strangest game
with the weirdest rules
yet she had the patience to teach me

just a kid now playing a grownup game
and I see her smile and giggle
now that I know those silly rules
and can play as well as any adult
quality time me and my grand-mother

enjoying the few breaks she can
she works all day tirelessly
and on through the night
sewing quilts to sell at craft fairs
to raise money to pay bills and
a little extra for a Florida trip
sometimes she stops to play cards



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology book ~LOOKING BACK~ 2023

AP: 1st place 2020

fungamesgrandmothergrowing upfree verse

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Timothy Mcguire

April 6, 2019 at 8:33 PM

Reading your poems about your grandmother I can tell that she was a wonderful person and you were close. You write so well I felt I was playing cards with her. It takes me back to my grandmother cooking for me. I didn't expect to visit grandma tonight, what a nice surprise, Thank you so much.

Line Gauthier

April 6, 2019 at 9:11 PM

Thank you for your most delightful visit, Timothy.

Allen Beilschmidt Sr.

April 5, 2019 at 3:34 PM

Very warm, and I take it, personal poem

Line Gauthier

April 5, 2019 at 4:22 PM

Yes, my grand-mother taught me the strangest card game ever... called PINOCHLE. They actually sell decks of cards but I have never met anyone who knows how to play the game. LOL