<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“Precious Grandchild”</b> by Annette R. Hershey</div><div><br></div><div>I'm here, my precious grandchild.</div><div>Come, climb upon my knee.</div><div>You are my little love.</div><div>You mean the world to me.</div><div>I see your little hands</div><div>wipe away the tears.</div><div>I want to hold you tight</div><div>and chase away your fears.</div><div>I'm here, my precious grandchild.</div><div>Please, you can talk to me.</div><div>I love you much deeper</div><div>than the depths of the sea.</div><div>I know you are hurting.</div><div>I hear your silent cry.</div><div>I need to scream for you,</div><div>to help you breathe and sigh.</div><div>I'm here, my precious grandchild.</div><div>Come, walk outside with me.</div><div>Never stop looking up.</div><div>Keep dreaming to be free.</div><div>Promise to never lose hope.</div><div>Some things you will never know.</div><div>There will be ups and downs.</div><div>Stand, rise above the low.</div><div>I'm here, my precious grandchild.</div><div>Please, confront your pain.</div><div>After you brave the storm,</div><div>comes the cleansing rain.</div></div><div><br></div>———————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>