Caren Krutsinger Poet Light Verse

Sharing the King

When the king gets here we will try to remain calm.
Okay.
We will not hover.
Okay.

We will share him.
The car stops. The king is here.
His mommy releases him from his car seat.
My husband tries to lure him into the house
to watch TV.
I silently smirk. 
The child has been latched into a car 
for 47 minutes watching TV.
The king hesitates. 
He wants to please grandpa, but….

I grab up the king, 
and race to the back yard with him, to the play yard
With swings, and slides, and a fort, and a sand pile.
Sharing the king is not what I do best.

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Kaa Na Kalyanasundaram October 29, 2018 at 6:34 PM The true life story...I liked. Caren Krutsinger October 30, 2018 at 1:23 AM thank you Kaa. We have ten grandchildren, and I do not hesitate to "pig" them one at a time.

Andrea Dietrich October 29, 2018 at 6:05 PM This is so cute. Can't say much I am terrible on my cell phone Caren Krutsinger October 30, 2018 at 1:24 AM hahaha Understood my friend.

Winged Warrior October 29, 2018 at 1:42 PM Long Live the King!...lovely verse Karen...love & light...^WW^ Caren Krutsinger October 29, 2018 at 3:18 PM I feel exactly the same way!

M. L. Kiser October 29, 2018 at 11:40 AM Oh that's great. Caren Krutsinger October 29, 2018 at 3:18 PM and true....

Warren Doll October 29, 2018 at 11:07 AM Your love for the King shines in this light verse. Well written. Karen.~Warren Caren Krutsinger October 29, 2018 at 11:34 AM Thank you Warren. I ADORE the KING, and he prefers to be "alone with Grandma" or "alone with Grandpa" as we are so intense with him, he can only take one of us at a time.

Kim Rodrigues October 29, 2018 at 6:56 AM And you knew just what to do!!! Love it! Caren Krutsinger October 29, 2018 at 7:14 AM I always know, because I am the king's GRANDma.

Barry Stebbings October 29, 2018 at 5:52 AM Ha, Ha, Ha, So funny, Caren, and so visual. // Barry. Caren Krutsinger October 29, 2018 at 7:15 AM I do it every time. You would think the grandpa would back down right away.

Rhona Mcferran October 29, 2018 at 4:09 AM Heeheeehee! ;D I can picture this... Caren Krutsinger October 29, 2018 at 7:17 AM So fresh as it happened Saturday and Sunday.