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A poem for grandmothers everywhere

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Contributed by: Mary M. Fulton on 11/20/2006

As I was cleaning out my desk, I found a little poem that one of my grandsons gave me a few years ago. I now have 21 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. To all our children and theirs, here is the poem.

What Grandmas are made of

A grandmother is a lady who has no children of her own. She likes other people's boys and girls.
Grandmothers don't have to do anything but be there.
They are old, so they shouldn't play and run.
It is enough they drive us to stores where they have pretend horses and have drinks ready for us.
If they take us for walks, they should slow down and pet things like pretty leaves or caterpillars.
They are never scared, so we aren't.
They should never say "hurry up."
It is better if they don't play cards, only with us.
They don't have to be smart, just answer questions like, "Why can't we see God?" or, "Where does the wind come from?" They know.
They don't talk to us like visitors do because it is hard to understand. Or don't mind reading the same story over again.
Everyone should have one, especially if they don't have television, because they are the only ones who have time and lots of love to give day after day.

Hope this brings a happy note to some other grandmothers as it did to me, as I love to read it.

Mary Fulton is an Arvada resident.

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Submitted By: Tabitha Dial

posted on 11/21/2006 @ 4:12:20 PM

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Wow. I'm not a grandmother, but it sure made me happy to read this poem. Thanks for posting it.

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