MY FAMILY
In the beginning there were only two,
That would be one of me
and one of you.
She was raised as a
cowgirl, on a ranch you see,
The other partner was a
coal miner, and that would be me.
She introduced me to
her Mom, and her lips I did read,
“Yikes a Coal Miners
son,” Just what I don’t need.
Her Dad was a Rancher,
from head to toe.
I’ll bet there is
nothing about ranching, that he does not know.
I finished my “hitch” in
the Air Force—four years was enough.
I have had enough of
this “traveling the world” stuff.
We got married in a
small town, but oh what a pity,
As we immediately moved
up into “the big city.”
We had four children
born over the years.
There was a boy and
three girls, during fifteen years.
With us all together we
totaled six people right then.
But when the children
got married we grew quickly to ten.
Then the Grand Children
started to join the throng,
And before we knew it
nine of them came along.
Then four of the Grand
Children found spouses to love.
I hope we all get
blessings from Heaven above.
Finally the Great “Grands”
started coming into our life.
Somewhere along the way
I and my wife,
Settled back in our
chairs just to enjoy life.
We had not thought
about “Grands” in our life.
My wife passed away
when the “Grands” started coming.
Of course she would
think the boys are smart and the girls stunning.
She was still with us
here when the first two arrived,
And she would see they
all were never deprived.
As life went on we had
two return to God.
Of course we all knew
they were not under the cemetery sod.
Bailey our youngest
“grand” stayed only two days here,
Steven, our oldest son,
left two months after his Mother dear.
So we have one other
“great”, ready to come and visit the Earth.
She comes in Sept., I
hope she brings with her a lot of mirth.
I don’t even try to
hear, or watch
them anymore,
As they jump on the
couch and push toys across the floor.
Where does it stop?
Does the cycle stop going?
When we get more
“Littles” do the old ones keep growing?
Are more spirits
waiting patiently on high,
To come down here, and
give Earth Life a try?
W.R. Baldwin 4 July
2017
