A Grandpa's Love

Grandpa loves you all … Forever
~ Dedicated to Audy McDaniel, my grandpa ~


When I was young, my grandfather
  Taught me so much about life;
I learned to cook, and I learned to fish,
  And I learned about surviving through strife.

I learned about camping, and campfire coffee,
  And ‘pinching toes’ I learned to avoid,
I learned that ‘Til Death Do Us Part’ CAN be true,
  And his passing, in my heart, left a void.

Now I am Grandpa to a beautiful bunch,
  And I hope that I too will impart,
To my ever-growing branch of our family tree,
  The lessons of love in my heart.

Now, all of these lessons, I wont get to teach
  To Eddy, my first born grandson,
For God called him home way too early,
  And his Earthly time with us is done.

So I’ll work without fail, for the rest of my life,
  To be the best Grandpa I can,
And to hopefully teach the best lessons of all
  To the rest of my wonderful clan.

I may not be rich, and Grandma’s got the looks,
  But my babies I promise you this –
No one in your life will ever love you more,
  Or give you a better ‘cow-kiss’!


(c) 2011 Dusty Grein