THE LOVE OF A GRANDFATHER

I lost much time

Trying to wonder why

Why this would happen

What is my crime?

A position never to be filled,

No one would ever be so skilled

To be the one I love.

My grandfather, my angel from up above;

He teaches me things,

He took me underneath his wings.

Nothing will ever measure up to the love he brings

I think back to all the good things he brought

I loved the days we would fly kites

And days he’d attempt teaching me to ride my bike.

Origami is a special thing between us too

We’d fold those paper cranes until they flew

My love for his has grown and grown

And knowing his love for me will always stay

Leads me to think I’ll never be alone.

On hot summer days, we’d bond

Singing old Chinese songs

We’d admire the beauty of life

As we ate oranges underneath a big tree

The cool breeze would embrace us, then let us free.

I remember a time my grandfather held me during a parade;

Ants leaped from the tree to me hair

Yet, he still held me close.

The love of my grandfather affects me greatly,

And I’ve seen what he has done for me lately

When I had my fears, when I’d have my tears.

He’d always appear.

My grandfather was always there

To support me, to love me, to teach me, to hold me

And for that, I am so grateful to the Lord

For the time he gave me with him.

Everything he has taught me has made me what I am today

He touched us all with his wisdom, his kindness,

His patience, his cleverness and mostly his love.

My grandfather always had his messages spoken in a poem,

He’d always be proud to say I got the skill from him

While I rhymed simple words like simple words like cat and hat

This particular poem,

Is a thank you message for all he has done for me,

As well as a message to show my eternal love towards my grandpa

…by Elaine Tsoi Quan