20 December, 2005

For Gramma


Do you remember the fun we had? The good times and the bad?
The laughs, the cries, the ups and the downs

Do you remember painted rocks, coke cans on the side of the road?
Shepherds and angels, dressed in bathrobes and towels

Do you remember road trips to Forsyth?
Granparents and grandkids around the pool with the slide

Do remember Hank and Dale, Bobby and Leo, Smoltzie and Chipper?
Skip and Pete at 7:35 on TBS


Do you remember the garden? Tomatoes and beans
Prepared just right for the Sunday meal

Do you remember the yard? Trees for climbing in the front
Crabapples for throwing at Paul in the back

Do you remember the living room? Families gathered for meals and holidays
"We've Only Just Begun" on the piano shaped music box

Do you remember ice cream churning in the July heat under the carport?
Fireflies, lighting up the summer nights

Do you remember peanuts in the closet and peach cobbler in oven?
Grandkids scrambling underfoot

Do you remember the Shiffarobe?

We remember.

Say Hi to Papa for us.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is absolutely wonderful. Would you read it at her memorial service? She was a wonderful grandmother. She will be missed. I love you. Mom