My grandma is 92 this year but she is always young at
heart, open to learning new skills, and gets the kick out of telling us
ridiculous jokes. At 88, she started playing the ukulele, at 90, we gave her an
iPad and she started using Facebook and YouTube, and I'm sure she has some new
tricks up her sleeve this year. She is a great inspiration to all of us and I
thought it would be nice to share some of her talents and adventures in this
blog. Without further ado, introducing Grandma Lily...
"What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare."
- William Henry Davies
Hope you've enjoyed the partial poem recital by
Grandma Lily (minimal practice involved). My grandma learnt this in primary
school (such cool poems they learnt then!) and she still remembers it by heart.
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