Grama and Grandpa
Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh 1940 (Harar)
Walking together holding each other’s hand
And sitting on the bench close to their home at the park.
Memory brought so much discussing past and present
Their ups and down; smooth and rough road voyaged together
All in all a joyful recollections
Grandma called Grandpa Dear
And Grandpa called Grandma Darling
The conversation initiated between the two loved ones
Dear yes Darling
Do you remember our wedding day?
Yes, you were a King of a day and I was a Queen
Both giggled as if they were tickled
You had sparkling eyes
And holding lilies in your soft hand
That was when I snatched your heart
You were fifteen I was eighteen
Since then we walked smooth road lived marabous life
We are not hiding the rough road as well
Mornings were warm and sweet as morning sun
And now the evening is chilly and rough to travel on garbles
Indeed for keeping us sound; we grant gratitude to God
Both head down with gratefulness
Again, what is in your mind Darling? Both smiling
What we will be having for dinner?
I too was thinking that
We should only worry for our daily bread
We had it all well in the past
Now time to rest both in concurrence
About this poem
When I first married, I taught I would be blessed like my grandmother and grandfather, who lived in the country side. As a child, I used to visit them with my mother who were very loving, respectful and thoughtful. Then time was different, divorce was not in their vocabulary. That was one of sweet memory of my childhood. The following verse not exactly representing my real grandparents, but their situation was exactly resembling. Since my writing is based on true story, this is as well in their remembrance. I hope my children and grandchildren would be blessed with long lasting marriage; and to share the sweetness and sourness of life together that is all about the meaning of "I Do!" more »
Submitted by yeshigemaneh on December 31, 2021
Modified on April 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXBC XDC DXEX XAXE XXXX XCDBX XXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,148 |
Words | 227 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3 |
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