Cozy Contemplations - 14. Chapter 14 Grandson and In Our Sandbox

Lovely, Gary. Both of them are lovely.  Your grandson is a lucky little boy to have you in his life. 

I hope sunshine kisses each of your days too  

These were some cozy contemplations, indeed. Well done.

I really like these two, my favorite of the two is Grandson. It is very tender. Well done!

  A Happy Birthday to one of the luckiest little boys in the world, to have you for a Gramps!  (I'm not taking that exclamation mark back--I don't think you'll begrudge it me this time) 

You have a precious gift that most gay men can never have--the joys of children you fathered, and the continuation of your example into the future--it didn't dawn on me when I first accepted my gayness that I was the last of my direct line...but over the years, it's come to mean something more to me than it used to.  For untold millennia a long line of people led to one thing--me--and it seems my genes won't go on into the Future we all dream of...cousins will go on, most of whom I don't know...but my father had only one other son--and he and his wife of many years have never had children.  My father's other child, my half-sister, has a son, but so far as I know, he hasn't fathered any children either, nor has his sister.  So, I am the last of my line, 180 years in America, beginning with one man, growing to large families, but coming down to just me and my two half-siblings in one generation.

So, my dearest friend...I envy your luck, and know you will instill countless loving moments for your grandkids to cherish...if you could, give him a hug from me, a friend who wishes him all the best in the world.

On 8/27/2017 at 1:18 PM, LitLover said:

Lovely, Gary. Both of them are lovely.  Your grandson is a lucky little boy to have you in his life. 

 

I hope sunshine kisses each of your days too  

I'm the lucky one. Thank you, dear friend  

On 8/27/2017 at 2:45 PM, Lux Apollo said:

These were some cozy contemplations, indeed. Well done.

Thanks, Lux. I'm pleased you liked these... cheers....  

On 8/27/2017 at 3:15 PM, Job said:

I really like these two, my favorite of the two is Grandson. It is very tender. Well done!

Thanks, buddy. My grandson is a pretty cool dude  . I'm pleased you found his poem tender... I melt when he's around...  

On 8/27/2017 at 4:58 PM, ColumbusGuy said:

  A Happy Birthday to one of the luckiest little boys in the world, to have you for a Gramps!  (I'm not taking that exclamation mark back--I don't think you'll begrudge it me this time) 

You have a precious gift that most gay men can never have--the joys of children you fathered, and the continuation of your example into the future--it didn't dawn on me when I first accepted my gayness that I was the last of my direct line...but over the years, it's come to mean something more to me than it used to.  For untold millennia a long line of people led to one thing--me--and it seems my genes won't go on into the Future we all dream of...cousins will go on, most of whom I don't know...but my father had only one other son--and he and his wife of many years have never had children.  My father's other child, my half-sister, has a son, but so far as I know, he hasn't fathered any children either, nor has his sister.  So, I am the last of my line, 180 years in America, beginning with one man, growing to large families, but coming down to just me and my two half-siblings in one generation.

So, my dearest friend...I envy your luck, and know you will instill countless loving moments for your grandkids to cherish...if you could, give him a hug from me, a friend who wishes him all the best in the world.

You are so right that it is a precious gift. I don't ever take it for granted... I may have paid a price in my journey, but it was always worth it for what I gained. The hug was delivered in spades, buddy. He was a very busy boy that day  . I don't make light of you being the last of your line, but I have a small but important rebuttal. You are leaving behind a small family of characters who live their lives on pages. They are your progeny, and you should be a proud dad.... When are our lives are over, we only need be remembered fondly, and i have no doubts you will.    

I shed some happy tears as I felt the love and warmth of these two poems.  Reading them after the two prior poems felt like you were showing me two of the colorful gems in your life.  Well done my friend!

7 minutes ago, raven1 said:

I shed some happy tears as I felt the love and warmth of these two poems.  Reading them after the two prior poems felt like you were showing me two of the colorful gems in your life.  Well done my friend!

Aww... thank you for this, Terry. I have many gems in my life, and I am indeed a fortunate man. Glad you were moved by these.