Grandma's Hands
At the window, little taps of rain
Inside, inside for yet another day
And so Grandma gets up to her old games
And makes us food for hunger’s sake
While we watch old cartoons again
And she brings up popcorn and ice cream
And little sandwiches made with love
And tells us if we do our best
the rest will be done by god above
And says we’re here favorites with eyes agleam
And then off she goes, cleaning the house
Doing laundry and ironing our pants
For mass tomorrow, we go each week
She oils the antiques and waters the plants
While the day is saved by Mighty Mouse
When the rain stops, into the sun we escape
Into the gravel pit, we run and play
But on the concrete driveway, my knee I scrape
A bandage and a kiss take the pain away
Her gentle hands, they keep us safe