Poem 173: Grandchildren

My wife and I have three daughters between us who are all adults and grown

All of them also happen to have children of their own

Thank God they are all healthy and doing fine

He blessed us with two more grandchildren to up our count from nine

Which gives us a grand total of eleven and we love them all

I think I am forgetting someone and I am trying to recall

I am having so much trouble trying to get these numbers straight

Oh yes one of our granddaughters has a son which makes us both “Great”

So that tallies up to an even dozen if you count generation number three

We have to add these branches to our ever growing family tree

They seem to mature so fast and the youngest are changing day to day

We much appreciate the pictures and the videos that are being sent our way

The oldest is now twenty six and the youngest are eight and ten months old

Thanks to Covid 19 delays there were three graduations this year to unfold

One completed University and has already started her career

Her sister finished high school and was tops among her peers

Their younger brother finished grade eight and will begin high school in September

Another granddaughter completed her electrical course and will soon become a union member

Our oldest grandson is working but also enjoys making music on the side

If he gets the right break he could be heard nation wide

When it comes to attending classes, three of our granddaughters don’t have far to roam

That’s because her mother is teaching them right from home

They are only steps away from their school room on their own farm land

With every lesson and instructions for each child laid out and carefully planned

The great grandson is attending public school and just finished grade one

Another grandson is in his last year and then his high school will be done

That just leaves the babies with three more years to grow and play

Then they soon will be recruited and sent on their way

It doesn’t seem so long ago when they were young and small

I am not just talking about the grandchildren, I am talking about them all

It seems like only yesterday when my own daughters were attending their first class

It seems so inconceivable that all these years have past

The track for me is shorter than the road I’ve already laid

It’s nice to remember back when we lived, laughed and played

If I had the power to slow down time, that is what I would choose to do

Use the time that I have left and stop to take in the view