A Poem About My Grandma

 

My paternal grandmother, Maude Lewis Walsh

(1881-1961)

AT GRANDMA’S KNEE

In loving memory of my grandmother, Maude Ann Walsh,

and dedicated to all of my grandchildren.

 

When I was a child, sitting at my grandma’s knee

she told me about Jesus, Who gave His life for me.

 

She made for me a scrapbook all about the Lord,

to show me countless reasons why He should be adored.

 

I still have that scrapbook. I keep it with my treasures.

Looking through it time to time is among my pleasures.

 

She told of His birth at Christmas; Easter, it was the Cross;

told of the sins He saved us from when His life was lost.

 

She made it clear she loved Him; I learned to love Him, too,

and I grew up to follow Him, all my whole life through.

 

Now I have grandchildren, who sit upon my knee;

I get to tell them of the things that mean the most to me.

 

I read them poems and sing to them…Oh! we laugh and play;

I hug and kiss and pray with them in my special way.

 

Of course, I tell of Jesus and why I love Him so,

and oh I hope they’ll love Him, too, as they grow and grow.

 

Maude Carolan Pych