Since like so many of you, I’ve been out of town celebrating this holiday weekend with my family, I thought I would post a little something I already had on hand. In keeping with Memorial Day and remembering our loved ones who are no longer with us, here is a poem I wrote several years ago in memory of my grandparents, Charlie and Marjorie Barnes. In the May issue of my newsletter, I included a poem about my Grandpa Hoy. Now it’s time for a look at the other side of the family :)
Hope this inspires some pleasant memories of your own. Enjoy — and Happy Memorial Day!
Downtown with Grandpa and Grandma
When Grandpa and Grandma came to town
Fun followed right on schedule,
They’d leave their worries
Back on the farm
To make memories for us
We’d never forget.
Just going downtown together turned into
An adventure every time.
The dime stores held treasures
We never tired of looking at,
And sipping sodas at the fountain there
Was a dream
They always made come true.
Grandpa couldn’t pass the candy counter
Without getting his peanut clusters,
And, of course, he’d slip one
To each of us, too.
We’d check the parking meter
To see if we had time to sit for awhile
Just to watch the people go by.
We could always count on someone
To make us turn our heads and snicker
Or even laugh till our faces hurt.
What a day it was
When Grandpa and Grandma came to town!
“I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works…” Psalm 143:5a
**What’s one of your favorite memories of your grandparents??
Flickr photo by jimg944
Hey, I’ve never read that one of yours before. Very nice.
I don’t have many memories as they lived so far away and visits were few and far between. But in the town where I grew up, we had a dime store and a soda fountain and lots of time to just sit and ponder the people walking by. Loved these memories tied up in your poem. They helped me recall a few of my own.
peace~elaine