Judge Sharpe
Well-known member
A little while ago several of our members shared poems that they wrote. My aren't we a literary bunch.
I thought I would share a poem I wrote a couple of years ago for my grandsons.
For Will and Porter
Come and sit on my lap
While we listen to the crickets
And the frogs
And tell stories
Of pirates and cowboys
About fish we caught
And adventures we will have
Lay back with me on the grassy hill
And listen to the song of the stars
And the lullaby of the man in the moon
We will watch the sun setting
And the fireflies flitting
And feel the night
Hold my hand
And tell me about your day
And I will tell of my life
I will show you how
To find birds nests
And how to whittle a stick
And how to talk to girls
Teach me to be a boy again
And I will show you how to be a man
I will remind you not to spit
In front of a lady
And teach you words you can't use
Around your parents
And songs to sing with your buddies
About bowlegged women
And 15 men on a dead mans chest
And all the timeless hymns
Share your gum with me
And I will teach you about
Brown Mule Tobaccy,
Just as I learned
So many years ago
From grand fathers long gone.
I will listen to your problems
And share your joys
And your heart breaks too
You will be my best friend
And I will be your pal
And call you kid
You will make me young again
And I will try to make
Growing up a little more fun
When you find the one
You will love forever
I will tell you all I know
About women
It won't take long
And make it all right
With your mamma
And grand mamma
That there is another
Beautiful woman in your life
When you upset your Dad
I will remind him that
He was a boy once
And did a lot of growing
I am there when you need me
And all I ask
Is that you sit on my lap
And listen to the crickets
And the frogs
And tell stories
Of pirates and cowboys
About fish we caught
And adventures we will have
I thought I would share a poem I wrote a couple of years ago for my grandsons.
For Will and Porter
Come and sit on my lap
While we listen to the crickets
And the frogs
And tell stories
Of pirates and cowboys
About fish we caught
And adventures we will have
Lay back with me on the grassy hill
And listen to the song of the stars
And the lullaby of the man in the moon
We will watch the sun setting
And the fireflies flitting
And feel the night
Hold my hand
And tell me about your day
And I will tell of my life
I will show you how
To find birds nests
And how to whittle a stick
And how to talk to girls
Teach me to be a boy again
And I will show you how to be a man
I will remind you not to spit
In front of a lady
And teach you words you can't use
Around your parents
And songs to sing with your buddies
About bowlegged women
And 15 men on a dead mans chest
And all the timeless hymns
Share your gum with me
And I will teach you about
Brown Mule Tobaccy,
Just as I learned
So many years ago
From grand fathers long gone.
I will listen to your problems
And share your joys
And your heart breaks too
You will be my best friend
And I will be your pal
And call you kid
You will make me young again
And I will try to make
Growing up a little more fun
When you find the one
You will love forever
I will tell you all I know
About women
It won't take long
And make it all right
With your mamma
And grand mamma
That there is another
Beautiful woman in your life
When you upset your Dad
I will remind him that
He was a boy once
And did a lot of growing
I am there when you need me
And all I ask
Is that you sit on my lap
And listen to the crickets
And the frogs
And tell stories
Of pirates and cowboys
About fish we caught
And adventures we will have