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Sunday, September 23, 2018    Rated "G" by the Author.
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My granddaughter, who just turned 18, and has moved out on her own to attend school, wrote this poem for me. This was her first real attempt at writing poetry, and I thought I'd share it with you. I hope she continues to write.

 CHANGE

 

Many people go through change,

And it may seem quite strange.

Columbus* can seem quite scary,

But so fun on the contrary.

 

Growing up is part of life.

It can also feel like a stab in the back with a knife.

But it will all be OK in the end,

Because there’s always the weekend.

 

*Columbus, Ohio

 

Payton Leighty

© September 2018


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 Reviews of "Change"
Reviewed by Susanne Leist
Reviewed on September 26, 2018
Oh, my! She has your delightful sense of humor.

Reviewed by John Domino
Reviewed on September 25, 2018
Delightful. Soon she will follow in grandpa's poetic steps. Bravo!

Reviewed by D.T. de Bruijn
Reviewed on September 24, 2018
Apple not falling far from the tree and such... haha fun!

Reviewed on September 24, 2018
The Ying and the Yang.........Yeah, Columbus, Ohio!! Great town!! My son graduated from Ohio State.

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on September 24, 2018
I love her name. And recall being the first of our family to go to college. The fright disappeared quickly with all the fun activity and good grades at the end of the first quarter. Best time of my life. It will be for Payton, too.

Reminds me of a change story: Near the end of World War II, the young commander of a younger platoon in the German army announced to his battle weary troops that there was going to be a change. "You will all be getting new underwear." The troops sighed, they had been in the same underwear for weeks…

"Hans, you change your underwear with Franz… and Franz, you change your underwear with Henri…

Ron

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on September 24, 2018
Thank goodness for the weekends,

Reviewed on September 24, 2018
Ah! Such a good granddaughter writing a poem to her grandfather! She makes you proud, doesn't she?

Sandie

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on September 23, 2018
Lovely effort that shows great promise. My advice: Change is the answer, not the question. Forward. . .

Reviewed by E Phillips
Reviewed on September 23, 2018
When I was 18 my biggest accomplishment was to chug-a-lug a 6 pack in 3 minutes. That later turned out to be a big part of my downfall. Fortunately, your grand daughter is in a city with many fine colleges and universities. She might also take a look at Ohio U. in Athens. It's cheaper, in a much smaller city, and the week days are as fun as the weekends. As for poetry, read from the great ones: Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay for starters. Best wishes to you, Payton.


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