I Dreamed!

Vol. 1  Chap. 552

        I Dreamed!

I Dreamed, But Not the Peaceful Kind!

Had Contradictions On My Mind!

Don’t Judge By Colors of the Skin!

Do Judge By Uniforms They’re In!

I Saw Six Folks … Six Cut~Out Dolls!

Six Uniforms for Each and All!

Her With Kind Eyes, Is She a Nurse?

What She Now Dons Makes Some Folks Curse!

She Selected a Street Cop’s Guise!

Gun, Mace, Taser Accessorize!

That Black Man, Tall, With Shoulders Wide

Has Worry Lines He Cannot Hide!

I Eye the Fireman’s Turn~Out Gear!

He Dons a Judge’s Robes!  I Fear

That There is No Occupation

Where the Face Matches the Station!

Three More Guesses and Not One Right!

That First Cop’s Partner’s Here Tonight!

But He Re~Hangs His Uniform!

Alone, ‘Kind Eyes’ Must Face This Storm!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

Animal Groups!

Vol. 1  Chap.  551

      Animal Groups!

 Animal Groups Have Special Names!

 For Most, It is Their Claims to Fame!

 Here’s a Sample of How It Goes:

 “Obstinacy”? … That’s Buffaloes!

 We Know Whales Travel in a “Pod”!

 But Don’t Ya Think It’s Kinda Odd

 That Baboons, When They’re in a Press,

 Are Actually a “Congress”!

 Owl Groups We Call a “Parliament”!

 Poor Pandas, an “Embarrassment”!

 Giraffes Logic’ly, a “Tower”!

 A “Shrewdness” of Apes!  That’s Power!

 So ‘Course This Got Me to Thinkin’

 In a World Where Ev’ry Stinkin’

 Genus Has a Collective Name

 Should Red~Haired Girls Receive the Same

 Courtesy?  Like, May I Propose

 Henceforth, Our Group Be Called a “Rose”?

 But If You Don’t Find That Catching,

 We’d Accept a Simple, “Fetching”!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

How Is It?

Vol. 1  Chap. 550

         How Is It?

           My Big Sister’s So Popular

           That I Grabbed My Binocular

           To Study Just How Is It She

           Draws People In, Effortlessly!

          Seems She Can Smile Just With Her Eyes

          And She Knows How to Empathize

          With Those Who Need a Friendly Ear!

          She Can Sense a Friend’s Hidden Fear!

          She Asks Questions That Have Meaning!

          Then Listens, Carefully Gleaning

          What’s Important!  What May Be Missed!

          What’s Necessary!  What’s Just Wished!

          I Concluded, From My Studies,

          Others Know They Are Her Buddies

          Cuz She Never, Ever Derides

          A Less Secure Kid and Besides

          I Showed Audrey My Conclusion!

          She Read, Then Spoke, Quite Confucian,

          “You Think I Smile Lots?  Good Gracious!

          “Just Wait ‘til I Lose These Braces!”

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

I Won't Name Names!

Vol. 1  Chap. 549

   I Won’t Name Names!

Some People, And I Won’t Name Names,

Won’t Say, “Grampa” … Sure Won’t Say, “James”,

Speak of Mom & Me Somewhat Odd!

Callin’ Us, "Two Peas in a Pod"!

If We Evah Get Back to School,

They’ll Put Us in a Pod!  That’s Cool!

Prob’ly Four or More Pods Per Class!

With All My Friend, I’m One Psyched Lass!

While Mom and Aud Pump Huge Barbells,

Some Folks Seem to Lose Their Marbles!

Refer to Aud and Mom Thusly …

“Apples Don’t Fall Far From the Tree!”

Mom Says It's More Than Mere Genes Math

As We Meet Folks Along Life's Path!

Like Rivers at Their Confluence,

We All Exert an Influence!

On Ev’ryone We Meet, I'm Tol'

We Leave Some True Part of Our Soul!

Unseen and Unscientific …

Hope What I Leave is Terrific!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

Our Sweet Daphne!

Vol. 1  Chap. 548

     Our Sweet Daphne!

  Extra Pounds Come with Extra Love!

  Our Sweet Daphne Has Plenty Of

  Each Quality Packed Inside Her!

  Of This, I Think We All Concur!

  Not That She Doesn’t Exercise!

  Mom Sees to That!  That’s No Surprise!

  Mom Would Never Over~Feed Her!

  Measures Her Food to the Liter!

  Perhaps, I’m Not Sayin’, F’Sure,

  I’ve Slipped Our Rolly~Polly Pure

  Bundle of Love an Extra Scoop!

  Good Thing Mom Doesn’t Weigh Her Poop!

  You Know You Can’t Put It Past Her!

  Our Mom’s a Nurse Practitioner!

  She Deals with Gross Things All the Time!

  Things Grampa Won’t Say In This Rhyme!

  This Dog’s Pure Love and Loyalty!

  Distance Runs with Mom!  Walks with Me!

  Tells Us She Loves Us with Her Eyes!

  Then Sleeps for Hours!  That’s No Surprise!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

The S~Hero In Us!

Vol. 1  Chap. 547

       S~Hero In Us!

What We Need’s a Super S~Hero

To Stop This Plague’s Spread, Don’t Ya Know!

This Crazy, Insane Pestilence

That Shows Amazing Resilience!

I Know Some Day, This Too Shall Pass!

That Day I Will Be One Psyched Lass!

Til Then It’s Constant Hand Washing,

Mask Wearing, Social Distancing!

We’ve Got to See We’re In a War!

We’ve Got to See We’re Fighting For

Us and Those Most Vulnerable

We Can Win This!  We’re Capable!

Covid’s Death Toll Has Done More Harm

Than U.S. Deaths in Viet Nam!

But Those Three Steps from Stanza Two

Are All We Need to See This Through!

So Pass the Word!  Tell All You Know

We’ve Got the Means to See Deaths Slow!

Let’s Stop the Spread of This Virus!

Bring Out the S~Hero Who’s In Us!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

Next Stop ~ The Zoo!

Vol. 1  Chap 546

   Next Stop ~ The Zoo!

We Have a Lot to Learn, Ya Know

From Animals That We Love!  So,

We Headed Out ... Next Stop the Zoo!

If You’d Like, You Can Join Us Too!

First Meet the Gals From Uganda!

Mountain Gorillas We’re Fond’a!

Social Distancing is a Trait

These Girls Excel At!  Aren’t They Great?

Can’t Say the Same For the Giraffe!

Like Kids They Like to Hang and Laugh!

They Strip the Bark Off All the Trees,

‘Spec’ly Once They’ve Munched All Their

Leaves!

If You Should Hear the Lion Roar,

“Get Over Here!  Unlock This Door!”

“We’re Sad Up Here’s Why We’re Cryin’”

Don’t Do It!  He’s Surely Lion!

No One Gets Close to the Tiger!

She’s a Snarler!  She’s a Biter!

You May Think You’re Up to the Task,

But Don’t Fit This Cat For a Mask!

That’s the ABC’s of Our Zoo!

Let’s March!  We’ve Got Hiking to Do!

Make Sure Your Mask is Tight and Snug!

Do Avoid Each Gorilla’s Hug!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

Can We Talk?

Vol. 1  Chap. 545

        Can We Talk?

Can We Talk Seriously, Peeps?

Speak Softly, Mom & Aud Each Sleeps!

Daphne’s Off All~Night Guard Duty!

She’ll Sleep to Enhance Her Beauty!

I Don’t Think It’s Much of a Stretch

To Think If We Lay Out a Sketch

Of Where This Spinning Globe's Headed,

You’d Be Right To Fear and Dread It!

Think From the Heart!  Our Focus Can

Hone In On How We Treat Each Man

And Woman Who Shares Our Planet!

End This Hate!  Here's How I Plan It:

All Races Have Some Bad, Some Good!

Most Humans Feel Misunderstood!

It’s Up to Us To Just Be Kind!

And Strive to Become Color Blind!

Call Up Folks Who Can’t Get Out Much!

Check If They Have Groc’rys and Such!
Kids' Acts Can Change Their Neighborhood! 

Spread Kindness Through Our Acts of Good!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

So Naive!

Vol. 1  Chap. 544

       So Naïve!

 

  I Had a Dream That Went All Night!

  Not a Nightmare!  I Got No Fright!

  But It Left a Strong Impression!

  One Akin to Plain Depression!

 

That Dream Took Place on My Last Day

Of Second Grade, Before Vacay!

There I Was Reaping My Rewards

Amid Sweet Friends I Had In Hoardes!

 

We Were So Naïve, Innocent!

Thought Ev’ry Summer Would Be Spent

Surfside for Months of Endless Fun

With Besties Til Summer Was Done!

 

Come Birthdays, the Ways We’d Handle

The Cake was Blow Out Each Candle!

Covid Was Not a Word We Knew!

Corona Was Mom’s Fav’rite Brew!

 

I Woke to Our Reality!

Our World Has Changed and With It, Me!

No Fun!  No Parties With My Friends!

No Surfside Days Til This Crud Ends!

 

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!


Love~Grampa