When I Became a Nana

When I became a nana, On this date, ten years ago, There were so many things I didn’t Know I didn’t know. Like how I’d feel to hold my grandson, Singing him to sleep, Or how my love for him would bloom And settle in, down deep. The months and years I’ve watched him grow Have flown by in a snap, From when I read him “Goodnight Moon” While nestled in my lap… Until today, when we discuss The world and its events. I marvel at his knowledge But a part of me laments That times I rocked him in my arms Were part of bygone days, Yet I’ll remember always All the trust held in his gaze.