Bre & Me (the sweetest poem by PaPa)

Bre was born on PaPa's 91st birthday! 

He wrote the sweetest poem about their similarties & differences!  It is so special to both Bert & I...and BreBre too when she's old enough to read it!

 

Bre and Me

This poem is being written with just ONE thing to say…

That BreBre, a sweet little great grand, shares my day.

I’m so amazed at the many ways we’re so much alike,

Even though I’m old and fat, and she’s a cute little tyke

                                 

We are a lot alike in so very many special ways,

And the most of those are not about birthdays

Neither of us has even a single tooth in our smiles,

And neither one can walk a foot, and sure no miles.

One big difference I shouldn’t even begin to relate…

We were not even both hatched out’n the same state.

Bre’s state, Texas, has Longhorns and wide-open spaces

 While Arkansas boasts Razorbacks, lakes and horse races.

Bre’s parents are so different to the ones I once had,

It’s not that either of our parents were one bit bad;

But my parents had other children before they had me,

While Bert and Becca started a family with little BreBre !

For almost a century March 21st has been my special day,

And was mine alone until little BreBre came our way.

I’m real heart-happy, and so very glad that I can say

That Bre and Me will always share the same birthday!

Pa Pa Charlie

9-3-12