You sat there oh so proudly

on that bench at the town square

The sight of you was something to behold

and nothing else compares

When we would arrive at your house

on Sunday after church

We all ran and jumped in your lap

as little birds landing on a perch

You hugged us tight and kissed our cheeks

and said you loved us all

You made us feel so special;

we all felt ten feet tall

And then one day you went to sleep

and never woke again

Grandma said, you went to God

to be His very best friend

She said that you would watch over us

from up there in the sky

She also said, you loved us lots

and that we should never cry

Because on a grand and glorious day

we would all see Grandpa again

And on that day our souls would fly

because God had washed our sins.

Shirley Ann Parkerson

October 14, 2003