My daughter, Shannon, and her hubby, Andy, may have a child next year.
That they can raise their child without me.... I DO have no fear.
My daughter hopes her first child will learn....what this grandpa is ABOUT,
but that this can happen in my absence....I have VERY little doubt.
Life does go on with or without us, glad to see that yours is expanding; I too am about to become a great for the tenth time.
I used the leaves and tree metaphors to describe divine system not for how you feel about life.
I enjoy reading this poem! About family members and it's unique with true grandpa love ~ The sadness inside is tiny and decorative. Thanks for sharing.
The poem and the notes both helped to understand that these lines express real feelings of happiness mixed with sadness as it goes together in life that some leaves fall off the tree and some new grow on tip of the shoots.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
It is safe that you live far away from your grand child! As your daughter secretly wishes, let the child have no close contact to emulate the 'wicked ways' of its grand pa! Any way as you are not too old....(at least in looks,) what you fear is not to happen any time in the near future!