Father Time, a grandpa now
tells the same eternal yarns
here comes heartbreak and first love
there, a local boy makes good
Grandpapa knows magic tricks
clapping hands, the world stops still
while she waits for Christmas day
he waits to buy his first car
snapping fingers, just like that
sexy girl, athletic boy
turned to elders, old and gray
"pop" - a dream, and "poof" it's gone
much has changed in the moment
'tween when we entered the world
and soon, as we will depart
Gramps Time - more magic tales
The House of Bernadotte.
Oh my, what have you got?
It's been more than a year,
Swede reporter made clear,
adultery in the land of Moose,
high up the ladder may vamoose.
Yet after all, he's just a commoner,
until he married, King Gustav's daughter,
the heir apparent to Sweden's throne,
wedded tryst to the roamer of Stockholm
poor Crown Princess Victoria speaks true
Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, & grandpapa too,
The alleged, Prince Daniel, publically denies it, soon all forgotten!
Regal, Crown Princess Victoria, "Reconcile, House of Bernadotte."
Behave yourself! Or what?
What if I don't, you sot?
What if I did misbehave?
Give the couriers more than a wave?
Ain't misbehaving, ha ha ha.
Imagine me and a Grandpapa!
Back home from the hospital, grandpapa
spreads his arms wide.
The best meds
are free -
hugs.
Love
needs no
prescription
to be fulfilled.
It's a bless-ed thanksgiving homecoming.
November 23, 2020
photo # 3
contest: Double Tetractys 6
hostess: Eve Roper
Both in supreme shelter in snuggling beside each other
Great grandpapa and Ella the great grand daughter
contented time smiles, -- at times blooming into laughter
Both absorbed in a book of stories on toddler dinosaur
Look there, how lovely are the two different twilight stars
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March 28, 2016
Monorhyme on Photo #3
A Christmas gift was given me
By my granddaughter on my knee;
Thinking that I knew Santa Claus,
Before she spoke she took a pause
Then continued excitedly:
“Grandpapa”, she said pleasantly
“Can I ask for gifts not for me?”
Can I ask to give all Grandpas
A Christmas gift?”
All I could say was, “Certainly”
Then I asked her, “What would that be?”
She smiled a smile that has no flaws,
“To all be like you are because,
To all the grandkids you would be
A Christmas gift.”
Grandpa
You always know just what I’m thinking
You know just when to call
You are the ideal Grandpa
Granddaddy
You are my shady tree
You block the violent sun
You are an exceptional Granddaddy
Grandpapa
You buy me lots of ice-cream
You play lots of games
You are the ultimate Grandpapa
Grandpa
You always know what I’m thinking
You know just when to call
You are my Grandpa Lalo
Dedication: To my Grandpa Lalo. Happy Birthday! No matter how old you get you will always be the most
hansom man in the world to me! Thanks, and I love you!
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