Vinhie At Grandma's Home..... Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

VINHIE AT GRANDMA's HOME….

Dear Vinhie,
come to grandma and stay,
we will play in the dunes,
because, just like Normandy,
it's a pleasant sunny day.

let's sit on the shiny sand
and of course we play a little,
and run over the grains of sand brittle

and we won't pick anything
even the worst blinq-blinq
be an easy grandson boy
as we usually play and enjoy

Grandma is very happy again
having seen, touched and hug you
you play the clown
tenderly with your head you tumble down

in your dad's time, judo sport
was only for the big boys,

though a few months only since Normandy,
your speech improves rapidly,
you gained many new words

yes, grandma observes and hears
my dear Vinhie deserves a grand applause
so many stories heard
many new songs
learned at your pré-school

and you have sung them all for grandma at home

time has changed you rapidly
my handsome Vinhie

grandma used to sing for you and tell the stories,
but now you are telling me the fairytales

we have enjoyed in the dunes,
we have walked along the North Sea,

you have asked grandma a very lot,
first clean our toes, then our shoes
and we go homeward bound again

you have added another sweet remembrances
to our family-pages
brand-new poetic stances

addition
to our family tradition
grandma's heart leaps up in condition....


© Sylvia Frances Chan - All Rights Reserved
Wednesday 18 November 2020