AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR

I WAS ROCKING TODAY,
IN AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR,
HOLDING MY GRANDCHILD,
AND KISSING HER HAIR.
SMILING AND SINGING,
WE MADE QUITE A PAIR,
SNUGGLED TOGETHER,
IN AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR.

SUCH A CUTE LITTLE SMILE,
SUCH A PINK LITTLE FACE,
WHAT A GREAT ADDITION,
TO THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE.
SO TINY HER FINGERS,
SO ENORMOUS....HER YAWN.......
AND....
HOW LOUDLY SHE GREETS US....
...LONG BEFORE DAWN!

I ONCE WAS A BABY,
IN AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR,
AND SMOTHERED WITH KISSES,
ON MY NEWBORN HAIR.
BUT TIME PASSES SWIFTLY,
AND SOON I WAS GROWN,
FROM A BABY, TO A CHILD,
AND THEN A CHILD OF MY OWN.

THEN......
I WAS ROCKING AWAY,
IN AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR,
HOLDING MY SON,
AND KISSING HIS HAIR,
SMILING AND SINGING,
WE MADE QUITE A PAIR,
SNUGGLED TOGETHER,
IN AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR.

GRATEFUL AM I
FOR ALL OF MY YEARS,
SO MANY THE JOYS
AND SO FEW THE TEARS,
AND SMILING AM I
AT THE LIVING I'VE DONE,
WITH MY CIRCLE ENDING,
AND HERS JUST BEGUN.

I'LL BE ROCKING ONE DAY
IN A HEAVENLY CHAIR,
BUT I'LL BE THE BREEZE,
KISSING THEIR HAIR,
WHEN THEY'RE SMILING AND SINGING, I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE,
SNUGGLING WITH THEM
IN AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR.

I WAS ROCKING, TODAY,
IN AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR,
HOLDING MY GRANDCHILD
AND KISSING HER HAIR.
SMILING AND SINGING
WE MADE QUITE A PAIR,
SNUGGLED TOGETHER
IN AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR.

SUCH A CUTE LITTLE SMILE.
SUCH A PINK LITTLE FACE.
WHAT A GREAT ADDITION
TO THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE!
SO TINY HER FINGERS.
SO....ENORMOUS....
HER YAWN,
AND....
HOW LOUDLY SHE GREETS US....
....LONG BEFORE DAWN!

ONE DAY.....
SHE'LL BE ROCKING
IN HER OWN ROCKING CHAIR,
HOLDING HER GRANDCHILD
AND KISSING ITS HAIR,
SHE MAY NOT SEE ME
BUT i WILL BE THERE,
CRADLING THEM BOTH
IN AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR.

NO....
SHE MAY NOT SEE ME....
BUT I WILL BE THERE....
CRADLING THEM BOTH....
IN AN OLD ROCKING CHAIR.



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