For Mommas & Grandmommas Everywhere

When I'm an old lady, I'll live with each kid,
And bring so much happiness...just as they did.
I want to pay back all the joy they've provided,
Returning each deed! Oh, they'll be so excited!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids)


I'll write on the walls with reds, whites and blues,
I'll bounce on the furniture while wearing my shoes.
I'll drink from the carton and then leave it out,
I'll stuff all the toilets and oh, how they'll shout!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids)


When they're on the phone and just out of reach,
I'll get into things like sugar and bleach.
Oh, they'll snap their fingers and then shake their head,
And when that is done, I'll hide under the bed!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids)


When they cook dinner and call me to eat,
I'll not eat my green beans or salad or meat,
I'll gag on my okra, spill milk on the table,
And when they get angry...I'll run...if I'm able!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids)


I'll sit close to the TV, through the channels I'll click,
I'll cross both my eyes just to see if they stick.
I'll take off my socks and throw one away,
And play in the mud until the end of the day!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids)


And later in bed, I'll lay back and sigh,
I'll thank God in prayer
and then close my eyes,
My kids will look down with a smile slowly creeping,
And say with a groan,
"She's so sweet when she's sleeping!"

God Bless All Grandmas Everywhere ****I did not write this poem!!

The people above are my maternal great grandparents. This photo was taken at a family reunion at their home in WV, in about 1947. I know I have written about them before, but I cannot find the post. They were married 77 years, and died at the ages of 93 and 97, three months apart. They had six children and lived on a working farm where they grew all their food. I remember them as the kindest, sweetest people who ever lived.