by Neal Wass
Member since:
June 28, 2006

Granny

February 23, 2008 10:50 AM UTC (Updated: February 23, 2008 10:56 AM UTC)
views: 0 | comments: 30

For my mother who used to lullaby her grandbabies with her hummy voice.

 

Yes my darling

your granny's here

watch you smile an

powder your sweet bottom

 

don't you cry now

granny'll feed you

an pat your back

wrap you up safe an warm

 

gonna grow up

as quick as corn

oh so handsome

don't be gowning so fast

 

thas right talk sweet

to your granny

give her some love

while she try not to blink.

 

© neal wass feb 08

Comments: 30

Kamran Q. Feb 23, 2008, 11:02am UTC
Nice poem. I lost my granny a couple of years back. The only time I've seen my father cry was in rememberance of his mother. She was a mother to all of us. Thanks for the poem.
sheila ~the hapless housewife~ j. Feb 23, 2008, 11:56am UTC
that's so sweet! I can picture my mom with my daughter.
Busy Buzzy Bee 'Gather Proud Mamarazzi' Feb 23, 2008, 1:08pm UTC
This is as sweet as a baby. I have a greatly influenced by my granny .Give her some love while she is not trying to blink...That's my experience too Neal...

Well done and your writings show that you trust in carrying each relationship tenderly..
Patricia F. Feb 23, 2008, 1:15pm UTC
I love this, Neal...especially that last line. Wow! Amazing. ..."...trying not to blink". Great!
*Holly *. Feb 23, 2008, 2:01pm UTC
So sweet Neal!
John Harris Beck Feb 23, 2008, 2:06pm UTC
What's been said, I second, warmly.
lynn a. Feb 23, 2008, 9:41pm UTC
Oh, a wonderful poem. I can relate so easily to this, even though I didn't have those kind of grannies, but a woman who did come and BE her. This is wonderful and I love it.
Neal...a lovely remembrance for you granny.
Tom C. Feb 24, 2008, 3:03am UTC
The tone in this seems just perfect, Neal, the melody of phrase one gives to a baby, talking musically almost unconsciously. And in this well-crafted work, we see a woman in love with her grandchild, looking back and smiling, looking forward and fighting back tears.

Really good, as expected. :-)
John F Walter Feb 24, 2008, 12:07pm UTC
I love the way you catch the fullness of that Midwestern voice in such expressions in this lovely lullaby as, ¨gonna grow up/ as quick as corn¨, Neal. Your careful use of such phrasings raises this poem above a mere sentimental tribute to your mom.
Tracey W. Feb 24, 2008, 12:25pm UTC
love it! The last line, of course, is the kicker. I remember those rambling song speaks I used to give my babies all the time. Of course they're both taller than me now.
Kathy W. Feb 24, 2008, 1:50pm UTC
Neal. This is a heart thrummer of a poem. It brings back my granny, and my mom who was just such a crooner to my babes. She would have so loved to do the same for the great grands. It is these moments of tenderness and love, that let us survive and flourish. Excellent piece of work here.
Blessings on your head for remembering, and for your granny's hands, when they smoothed powder over baby's soft bottoms.
Blessed be, thanks for sharing this one with us.
Wilka
Mike Ellwood Feb 24, 2008, 3:14pm UTC
An enjoyable voice. Although I'm not entirely familiar with the accent I think I can imagine it.
Lyn Owen Feb 24, 2008, 4:20pm UTC
Wow. This made me miss my Grandmother.
Alison H. Feb 24, 2008, 5:21pm UTC
Wonderful poem! I like it very much.
Kushal Poddar Feb 25, 2008, 8:24am UTC
innocent yet full of bold stroke of paints..well done
Carole S. Feb 25, 2008, 9:14am UTC
I'm a granny too.
Anita R. Feb 25, 2008, 12:02pm UTC
As a grandmother, I know that feeling of wanting to cherish every moment with my grandkids, and you have captured that feeling so sweetly here Neal with this tender poem.
Sheila Deeth Feb 25, 2008, 12:42pm UTC
So lovely Neal. I love that last line - made me gasp.
vijay kumar Feb 26, 2008, 12:19pm UTC
Simple verse of blessed originality. I love the natural flow here, Neal.
Barbary Chaapel Feb 26, 2008, 10:02pm UTC
Wonderful voice employed here, Neal. I love true voices.
Dr. Ashok Saxena Mar 1, 2008, 6:30am UTC
IT IS MORE YHAN A NOSTALGIC RECALL VERY WELL WRITTEN
Fred Hose Mar 3, 2008, 8:55am UTC
A Neal that was so close to the heart.

Aren't grandmothers wonderful? You brought the essence out so beautifully. You reminded us of that pure love that every grandchild should have.
MW Q. Mar 3, 2008, 11:39am UTC
You make me sit silently, imagining her there, singing this soft lullaby. What a heartwarming image. Families..love..
Wonderful! How I miss both my mom and grandma. Your lullaby tells is perfectly - the love, the security within their arms.

Hugs,
Marilyn
PS: Thank you for this.

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