OF DAYS TO COME

Dear Granddaughter as I sit and wonder who you’ll be
I hope there is a small part of you just like me

Will it be some wild curly hair, or maybe a laugh or look
Or just that someday you'll enjoy reading a really good book
I look forward to afternoons of cookies and sipping invisible tea
Gathered at your pretty little table, a bear, a doll, and you and me

 Of trips to the zoo, and bedtime stories, first steps and best friend
Roller skates and school days, jump rope and Barbie may it never end


Oh how your tiny fingers grip mine so tight
Few things in life have ever felt so right

 Knowing that for now your content to roll over and giggle and smile
How quickly life will pass and turn you into a woman of substance and style


For now little one, I’ll whisper “I Love You” in your ear and cover you with a kiss
And as I head for home with a smile in my heart, your chubby face I’ll miss


                                             Love Grandma