Photo by cottonbro

Grandparents

Hide and seek.
Listen and speak.
Who does these?
Grandparents.

Time to play.
“Never go away!”
Ten hugs today—
Grandparents.

Mom gets a rest.
Dad’s also blessed.
Who passed the test?
Grandparents.

Long distance blues
We’re missing you.
We have so few
Grandparents.

© 2015 gratefulsue

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