
My GrandfatherMy Grandfather no longer ages.
In photos from family gatherings he stands
taller
than the rest of us
our constant invariable.
Despite broken ribs,
eleven,
smashed sternum,
destroyed spleen,
punctured lung,
fracture wrist,
cardiac arrest
not once but twice!
Despite the bull’s best efforts,
our urges to lessen the workload,
relax,
take time,
watch the races and leave the farming-
An old farmer never retires.
He doubles the size of the vegetable patch,
rebuilds fences,
two new stables,
buys a flock of ewes
(in lamb)
(and claims they’ll lamb themselves…
we all know they will not lamb themselves)
Techno My Grandfather by *parchmentgirl
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