When

When I can lighten someone else's load

As they go down life's road ,

My heart will be happy

By lessen someone's misery

Even when I can not run this New Years eve .

When I fill someone with hope

And give them courage to cope 

And take away their sadness

By calling them smiley !

I feel gladness

When I can do this all the while

As I walk away I cry

That I can not run this early morning .

I will run again the question is only when .

                                            By Brock

Mom's Kitchen

Mom's kitchen was the heart of her home .

She would spice every plate with love .

When ever she was in the kitchen 

She was right !

Mom spoke low 

When she was in the kitchen ,

But she would only speak love in there .

If I was in the kitchen with her

No knife could cut our love in two ?

Sometimes for God's sake

I had to hold my tongue 

And just let her cook

Because I wanted to eat !!!!

In mom's kitchen the love there

Was the most fun I could have

Without laughing 

But we all laughed in mom's kitchen .

Mom's kitchen was a special place 

For loving .

                           By Brock

Grandpa's Eraser

When you do something wrong 

And you do not know where to turn 

you can always come to grandpa .

Do not worry about how you are to speak 

Or what you are to say .

Just talk to me .

I listen to you .

Keep talking to me and keep your head up

And your eyes fixed on me 

Then I will talk to you

If you listen you will learn from your mistakes 

Your grandpa's eyes

Will be silent tongues of love .

The sweets of love are mixed with tears .

To love you is an education you see .

One thing that grandpa has to help you

Is an eraser .

After talking to grandpa 

Your day will be better .

Grandpa will always have his eraser 

To help you get over your hurt .

                               By Brock

Grandpa's Tear

When you take a nap in grandpa's lap

And as your little head rest on grandpa's 

Arm , you sleep with one hand on your heart

And one hand on your cheek 

And it will slide up to your ear as you sleep .

A tear will come down grandpa's cheek 

As I watch you sleep .

You will stretch out while you sleep

And I will move with you 

To protect you .

I will have you for a while 

And grandpa will cry .

Grandpa knows he has you   

For only a sliver of your time 

And also of mine .

                     By Brock

Your Tongue

Use your tongue to sing every day .

Words are like seeds .

We are trapped by what we say 

So do not plant the wrong words .

Use your tongue to talk about promises

Not about being defeated .

Talk about receiving beauty 

Not about ashes .

Keeping your mouth shut sometimes 

Is the best time .

Find time to use your tongue 

To sing so fine .

                      By Brock

A Grandpa's Christmas

Grandpa's wish is not what he needs 

But what he wants .

Grandpa stands at awe 

When he sees his grandson

Standing by him 

And oh when he holds him .

The knowledge that grandpa

Is at awe 

That his grandson loves him 

No matter what 

Grandpa can not wait

To hear his voice and to follow

His step on Christmas .

When grandpa and his grandson kiss ,

Justice and peace shell kiss .

Grandpa will have his best Christmas .

                             By Brock

Far Away Grandpa

I can not be to far away to be a grandpa .

I open wide my heart and my home to you .

My home will always take you in .

My living room window is a wonderland  .

There will always be an angel on your shoulder 

And you will always be buttermilk soft to me yea !

You are small but yet I have big dreams for you 

Hold on my grandson

You are not alone .

When you do come to grandpa's home 

And when I cheer you up then

Grandpa's living shell not be in vain .

My eyes will close in prayer for you every day .

                                          by Brock

A Good Coach

Once someone is named coach

He is called coach until the end of time .

He hopes the players listen to him .

He may be laughed at if not more than that .

He will try and show the right way to do things .

He will try to have fun and passion 

And to pass it on .

To his players .

A good coach may not get paid 

But he will always 

Look for progress

In what he sees everyday .

A good coach will always beat yesterday .

                                  By Brock

Your Grandpa

To see and to know your grandpa

Is to observe and to understand 

And to listen too

All that you can 

With what your grandpa shows you

And tells you 

And what he has done 

With his hands and heart

And his love for you  .

Grandpa's heart is always open .

He always tells a toy story 

That is always a happy story .

With grandpa good things will happen 

Like everything is as fresh as lettuce 

And there can be a wrinkled blanket 

In the sky almost every day 

But it can be straightened 

Out before the day is over

And everything will be OK

According to grandpa .

                  By Brock

Loneliness

When you are old like me

Or even older sooner or later

You will experience quieter 

Loneliness .

Your children are grown

And have their own lives .

They will stop by

To see you often 

But they leave you sitting alone .

In a way to me 

Loneliness comes to me 

As an angel comes to help me 

That is what I believe .

As I sit by the window

Or outside I know

Jesus knows also 

The distress of loneliness .

I am in Jesus's hands 

For Jesus will fill my loneliness .

                           By Brock

A Good Vive

I try to give out good vives .

I am available to you .

I treat everyone who comes

Through the back door

The same as the people 

Who come through the front door .

Remember the poor

Among us are us , 

I will treat you

Like you treat you .

I will give out a good vive

When you say hi 

And when say good by .

                      By Brock

I Want To

If I can lighten my grandson's load

As he goes down life's road .

Grandpa's heart would be so happy 

To lessen his misery .

I want to fill his heart with hope

And also give him courage

To help him cope .

I want to always replace his sadness

With a smile .

OK Smiley !!

I want to brighten his day

And chase his dreary cares away .

So he can have a happy day 

That is what grandpa wants to see ..

                          By Brock

Just You And I Today

Grandpa wants to keep his eyes open .

So that he can see you grow .

Grandpa was told what does not carry you

Makes you stronger .

But I am your grandpa 

And I want to carry you as long

As you let me .

Your grandpa's eyes are open

His heart for you is so true .

In grandpa's own special way,

He wants to give you 

The desire to give your generosity 

To others 

But give grandpa a hug and let us

Move on today

Just you and I .

                            By Brock