FOR MY GRANDCHILDERN
Updated: Oct 18, 2020
The Castle Camelot

A castle planked, plotted and planed
Built for my grandchildren
Grandchildren grand
A three-storied masterpiece Nestled ‘mongst trees
Slides, swings, house with a loft
even a screen door and windows to let in the breeze
A ramp, sand, mid-deck with floor
enter at your own risk, nailed to the door
a rope slide to escape and enter
for one shinning moment
it was the center
of all that mattered
screams and laughter
spend the night joy
A thing of wonder
to neighborhood boys
built as a young man full of piss and vinegar
i swear i built it to last forever
but forever is gone and girls and boys too
who ever thunk it, who ever knew
that they grow up so fast
and a’ways leave the nest
and the castle in the woods
that was built to last.
life is so fleeting
they grow up so fast
the days seem too long
the months past so fast
built for my grandchildren
men, now and gone
i’m left with sweet memories
i’m left all alone.
i was born the last century
and traveled so far
but my journey now over
my purpose ajar
A castle built for my children’s children
the very reason i passed through
this world to pursue, was
This magnificent castle
i built for you.
9/20/2020
Author’s Note: The castle is family, the reason for the author‘s existence. The castle still stands today in Chapin, South Carolina, delighting still younger and younger boys and girls. Best read along with the Epic song by Neil Diamond, “For My Children”