The Gift of You

Dear Grandpa,

Today is your birthday -

And it seems strange -

Because I am

The one

Who has

Received the gift.

"What gift?"

You might ask.

Well, Grandpa...

The gift of

You.

Though today is

Your birthday,

I am the one

Feeling so lucky

To have a

Great grandpa

Like you.

I have three decades

Of memories

To look back on.

When I forgot the

Jokes

I told you

As a little girl,

You reminded me.

("A little girl

Once told

An older lady,

"Your socks

Are all wrinkled!"

And the older lady

Said,

"I don't have any

Socks on!")

I remember how

You sipped your coffee

In the mornings

So

Loudly,

To make

Me laugh.

I remember

Going to the

Store,

And picking out

A Big Wheel

To ride.

I remember how

Hard you worked

To alter the

Pedals

So that I

Could ride.

I think about you

Every time

I eat

Fresh vegetables.

I think about you

Every time

I watch

Wheel of Fortune.

I think about you

Every time

I hear a song.

I think about you

Every

Single

Day.

So in a way,

We are never

Apart

From one another.

You are the greatest

Gift

A great-granddaughter

Could ask for.

Thank you, Grandpa,

For everything

You are.

I love you

And I

Am always

With you.