Family Time

Family Time

I remember those days as my cousins and me

Would all run up to our grandparents

Hoping that they would give us some money

To attend the church bazaar.

Grandpa would tell us stand in a line.

From small to big, I stood right at the end.

Hands stretched out as grandpa

Leaves each a silver coin in our hands.

We looked amazed because grandpa

Usually just gave us bronze.

We smiled at each other when he'd say:

“You better go now before I change my mind.”

We'd scatter throughout the bedroom door can’t wait

To play on the jumping castles,

Then grandma tells me to keep hold on the

little ones hands.

Smiling we walked until we neared the church.

We'd make a run for various treats,

From candy to cake, cool drinks and popcorn.

What is left was for the games that we would

Be enjoying after our meals.

We see grandma coming along.

As she comes to buy some fruits and vegetables.

Grandma smiles as she hugs each one of us

Sending us back on our merry way.

How lovely was, our family time

Cousins close to one another.

We miss our grandparents, but in our hearts

We carry the tradition to also one day send our

Grand children on their merry way.



© C Davids, All rights reserved

This is for my Poetry Potluck 28 , Photographs, Memories and Nostalgia, what better way to write about the childhood memories that you created with your grandparents. I lost both grandparents and this poem came to me one day just remembering those happy times as a child.