GrandfatherEnglish Poems Index
Grandfather :
Our grandfather by the sea, blind.
His deck chair settles our rug on the stones
and his face takes sunlight like thirst.
We always play games that need speaking;
each of our cards and moves are told.
And he smiles in his taking part.
We are saying our childhood to this old man
and his beautiful face, liver-marked and shy,
has no end in its space, no end in its gentleness,
to hold a whole life of listening left to do.
By Oliver Shelley
About The Poet :
Oliver Shelley grew up near Oxford and now (2009 : March) lives in Cambridge, England.
Words to Know :
Deck Chair : a collapsible adjustable outdoor chair with a wooden framework and a seat usually made from a piece of strong fabric suspended between the top and bottom of the central frame
Liver-Marked : a usually dark brown patch of pigmentation on the skin, usually occurring later in life
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