Poem about grandmothers by an 8 year old

“A grandmother is a woman who has no children of her own, so she loves the boys and girls of other people.


Grandmothers have nothing to do. They only have to be there.




If they take you for a walk they go slowly past beautiful leaves and caterpillars.
They never say ‘Come along quickly’ or ‘Hurry up for goodness sake’.


They are usually fat, but not too fat to tie up my shoes laces.
They wear spectacles and sometimes take out their teeth.


They can answer any question, for instance why dogs hate cats and why God is not married.


When they read they never leave anything out.
They do not mind if it’s always the same story.


Everyone should have a grandmother especially those who do not have a television.


Grandmothers are the only grown ups who have time.”

by a boy aged 8 years old

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