My Grandparents
I never got to know my real grandparents
They passed on before i could ever live
Being able to share a bond with people so special
Was something i never lived
Until my Mum, elder sister and I moved to Australia
Did i get that moment of a life time
It was a blessing from above
That didn't even cost a dime
Starting out in Australia
Was something so new
Pre-school was a blur
There was nothing much that i knew
Our first week going to a new church
Meant meeting alot of strangers
But there was just one old couple
That didnt make us feel like outsiders
They could tell we were new to the area
And that we were foreign
But that didn't make them belittle us
They instantly made us feel welcomed
We took an instant liking to them
We admired their kindness
They made us feel at home in th church
More and more, each time we attended Mass
Getting to know more about them each week
Meant them getting to know us more
They were more special than they seemed
There was just something they never saw
They were interested in knowing about our culture
But the one interesting thing that they had ever knwon
Was the fact that
I didn't have grandparents to call my own
It was then did they decide
To 'adopt' me and my sister as their grandkids
And my Mother as their own child
To love, to care for
And make memoried so sweet
The first time they held me in their arms
I felt a sense of belonging
Something i had never felt before
Something i didn't see coming,
Something i had been longing
They were always in the picture
In everything i did
Every Dance Competition, Every School Concert
They were there
And there's just more to it
They were my guardian angels
I call them Nana and Pop
They gave me hope
They supported me even when i would fail
Especially in times when i couldn't cope
My Pop Des
Was the coolest among all
He was always cheery and lively
And would never fail to make me smile
He nicknamed me 'Aggie'
And whenever we would greet goodbye
We would wriggle our index fingers
It was our special wave that would never die
My Nana Edna
She was the sweetest with that red hair
She was always baking goodies for me
Especially cakes on my Birthday each year
Both my Grandparents
Were always proud of me
There was nothing i did
That wasn't good enough for them
They accepted me as i was
Regardless of colour and race
They were so loving, caring and gracious
And they made me one of their own
Eight years spent in Australia
Was definitely full of sweet memories
Knowing and having MY Grandparents
Edna and Des
Now I'm back in Singapore
Without having a choice
A tragic incident happened awhile ago
That made me leave my Nana and Pop
How i miss them so dearly
I wish i could be by their side
To hold them so tightly
And tell them how much i love them
From deep down inside.
This is dedicated to my 'adopted' Grandparents in Australia
I wrote this for a writing competition, on th 27 August '08
but it didn't get submitted in the end.
So i just posted it here for all to read.
Hope you like it and enjoy reading it (:
doralyn marsh
