Granddaughter's Picture

Granddaughter’s Picture
By Larry R. Linville

Your picture’s on the television
taken back when you were three.
A great big smile is on your face
as your arms squeeze tight on me.

My smile is just as big as yours
as we pose there cheek to cheek
and as I view this picture now
I can almost hear you speak.

I’m so proud of what are now
and what you’ll become some day
but great nostalgia fills my heart
of days when we went out to play.

I know I must be content each day
to look at that picture and smile
taking the time for a thanksgiving prayer
for those moments in life so worthwhile.