The Passing Of The Ring

[The-Nash]

Watching in all of the glory
Of my granddaughter reading
To her own daughter, her
Very favorite late-night story.

This is the wind speaking
To you my grand-daughter;
And just listening
Out of curiosity:

"I'm enlightened to watch
You take care in
All of your
Motherly duties.

And if you need any help,
Do not worry, or be afraid
To leave a whisper in the wind
And let me answer in many ways.

With a quiet bird's song,
or a giant hurricane;
I want you to remember that
Things aren't always what they seem."

But now is not my time to talk,
It is my time to listen.
And what was it that I heard?
It was the little one saying:

"Tell me a new story mom,
One I never heard before;
One with a happy ending,
With fairy tales and more!"

"I can do you one better,
One that is true, and also
Has facts and not details,
And the ending includes you.

You see, my little one, this ring that I wear-
It will protect you from all sorts of things;
Like monsters in the closet
And ghosts ... under the bed.

So do not be afraid, your
grandmother said it best-
Wear this ring always
and hold it next to your chest.

So it is near
Your heart
guarding and
doing it's best!

To help protect
My little girl's dreams,
and keeping her safe
Until the sun - beams."

"Is this really what great grandma said?"
"She did indeed-
So say good night my dear
And have sweet dreams."

[lovebird01]

Very nice story. It portrays the older generation helping and passing their knowlege and wisdom to the younger generation. Giving them a ring, passed down, that will always protect them. So they can pass it to future generations of their own, yet unborn.

[hsinger]

I love this :)