Thank you Henry!

Just last year I was riding with friends in the sun

Our bikes to the ballfield for all kinds of fun

Out early, home late, all hours between

Never knew it would change when I was a teen

And last month we went driving, off in dads car

To all the adventures, whether near or far

Early morn to the beach try to surf curls

Then at night we would wander to seek out the girls

About a week ago I was married and began a career

When I paused for a second some kids did appear

Closed my eyes for a minute and what did I see?

Each one of my kids was bigger than me

The other day I realized I was older than dirt

My vision is going, and everything hurts

I feared at my age I was finished with fun

Enjoying life was meant for the young

But yesterday I took my grandson to the game

Pointed out players and told him their names

He jumped and hi-fived as they started to score

Sharing his popcorn and cheering some more

Today at the house he taught me a new game to play

We laughed as I taught him some bad words to say

His mother just frowned and called me a jerk

While dad left the room hiding his smirk

Just now did I realize age is only a word

The lines between young and old can be blurred

And a crotchety old grandpa can still find such joy

Just a weekend spent with an eight year old boy