Amazing Gracie

I've lived this life long enough to know

the sweet smell of jasmine

and the beauty of snow.

The warmth of a fire in bitter cold,

and the sound of laughter

have lifted my soul.

I've sat beneath the giant oak trees.

I've counted the stars.

I've prayed on my knees.

I'm no stranger to the gifts of God;

the caress of his angels,

in whose presence I'm awed.

Then heaven smiled, and now I know

the kisses of children,

and how they glow.

The best of all that life can give

has been the time 

I've spent with them.

I am a man who's growing old,

but there's more to come 

so I've been told.

Today she called me by my name.

She's a new baby princess.

My heart she has claimed.

I'll call her name Gracie.

She's a sweet little lady.

She is, you see, my first grandbaby.

I will never miss another day of your life!

With All My Love,

Pappy