Lewis Nyaga Poet Blank verse

To Grandpa

Grandpa so full of love and warmth
Grandpa so full of wisdom and knowledge
Grandpa so full of yes white hair on your crown
Grandpa so full of care always brought me fruits

Bob we loved to call you and we loved you
Many a times your tongue spewing wisdom
We delighted in you we flourished with you
Grandpa i knew you well you were a judge

A judge in the traditional sense spewing wisdom
Not a judge of corridors of power and huge crest
A judge bound by honor and oath to rule justly
Grandpa we knew you as a strict disciplinarian

You are gone it's a decade plus a handful of years
Yet forever you are deeply cherished in our hearts 
At the banks of Gihon you turned and looked back
A wise appraisal for the future you had oh Judge 





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Lewis K. Nyaga
A DEDICATION TO BOB

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Njeri Hunjeri August 28, 2015 at 4:18 AM This is a great tribute to your grandpa Lewis. I never had a chance to meet my grandfathers but i hear great stories about them. Similar to yours especially discipline :-) Lewis Nyaga August 28, 2015 at 4:35 AM Thanks Njeri, am sorry you never met yours.... grandpa are a great blessing///blessings n hugs

Kp Nunez August 27, 2015 at 10:58 PM What a great way to honor your grandfather, Lewis. Sadly, the bigger part of society has forgotten the value of the elders. "Honor your father and your mother, that you may live long" is not limited to immediate parents, it is a very apt reminder to honor our elders. Live a long, full life, Lewis. hugs! Lewis Nyaga August 28, 2015 at 1:38 AM Thanks Kim, and your comments are very true, our people have a saying... the demise of an elder is like the burning down of a great library///hugs & blessings

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser August 27, 2015 at 4:33 AM Lewis a beautiful heartfelt tribute... both of my grandfathers died already and i miss them!~Olive ELoisa ='0 Lewis Nyaga August 27, 2015 at 4:41 AM Thanks Olive, thanks olive life has taught me to cherish my loved ones, for one day i will cherish the memories... either in this side of life or the other side//// blessings