My Grandmother
Standing at the window back,
Playing solitaire
Watching all the cars move by
Without a worldly care
No wifi box, nor mobile phone,
No longing in her eyes
A peaceful soul, that Love enfolds
Watching the day’s sunrise
A greeted smile, with teapot on
When e’er someone did call
Tales of yesterday were spun
Until the night did fall
And then arrived my grandpa home
“Came aff the 2 tae 10”
With dinner made she would persuade
Some chores before his bed
Just like the Queen of Hearts, she played
The cards she knew and dealt
We were appointed knaves and Jacks
And served her kingdom well
But woe the man who dared to say
Or challenge her kingdom
For with one stare or deathly glare
was banished e’er so soon
Kilbirnie & Beyond 