ELIZABETH'S GRANDPA
ELIZABETH’S GRANDPA How can I describe him when she asks? The kindness, the forgiveness How he strived for togetherness The overwhelming carefulness He showed in each one of his tasks. What can I tell her about his life? The way he scrimped and saved My piano playing that he raved The passage for my life that he paved How we always survived any strife. Why do I want her to know about him? The strength and integrity I believed How humility and optimism were conceived The abundance of love that I received How his selfless manner never grew dim. What can I tell her when she wants to know? The reasons that he died How I grieved and how I cried The way I stood by his side How I didn’t want him to go. ~Vickie Skowronski Copyright 1995