Me and Grandpa

By Richard L. Provencher

Thu, 04 Oct 2012
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6 comments
 

Sharing space with the
older fellow with his gold
tooth smile
was more than neat --

I’ll have a burg he blurted
flashing his famous grin
and scorch the
outside he added.

At fourteen
being with grandpa
was special but then that
was more than a long time ago –

and the casual way
he dressed reminded me of
a cowpuncher
with a pistol at his side

except everyone knew
Grandpa had a
container of Malox
inside his right vest pocket

sure came in handy as
me and Grandpa
ordered another hamburger.

© Richard L. Provencher

Certificate U
Poem
A GRANDPA'S CORNER
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by denni1 on
What's malox ?

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Once a well-used ant-acid over the counter medication to counter heart burn. How things change, eh? I remember when Iodine was always used instead of band aids (too expensive back then) to treat cuts and abrasions. Thanks for reading my work. Richard LP
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Submitted by Sooz006 on
Ditto, like Denni that's what I was going to ask. A really heartfelt poem Richard.

 

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Thank you too, Sooz... for your nice comment. Ans to your question above. Malox would coat the stomach very well and masked all discomfort very quickly. My grandpa used more than a few bottles due to his penchant for scorched hamburgers. Cheers, Richard
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Submitted by scratch on
Fabulous honest writing Richard. Such a window you open the curtain on here. As always your poetry reads as so genuine, unpretentious and oozing observation. I know it's been a while since I stopped by - I'm so glad I did.

 

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Thank you so much, scratch. Such kind words. And I humbly receive them. Ta-Ta. Richard
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