A cluster of grandchildren
\nthree boys
\naged one to six
\nhas descended upon our house
\nwith attendant parents
\nand thickets of pencils
\ncrayons, stitched and cast little toys
\npaper, musical instruments
\ndiversions, digressions and questions
\nOne we can understand and converse with
\nexcept when he speaks Gavotte
\nthe language of the other dimension
\nhe has contacted or invented
\nThe other his brother
\nwe understand during moments of
\nlucidity, when our brains can tune in
\nto his strange incessant banter
\nfrustration, curiosity and invention
\nThe third is delightfully imitating conversation
\nbut has not discovered his rosetta stone
\ninto our world
\nin which he staggers
\nlike a tiny drunken uncle
\nGramma listens loves and understands
\nmore than other mortals
\nbut gave up vacuumed like mad
\nwhen they went tobogganing
\nI look forward to their visits like mad
\nbut sigh tearful relief when they leave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A cluster of grandchildren three boys aged one to six has descended upon our house with attendant parents and thickets of pencils crayons, stitched and cast little toys paper, musical instruments diversions, digressions and questions One we can understand and … Continue reading