99 Birthday Balloons
By Anthony E
Grandpa was turning 99
What do you get someone turning 99?
I thought of getting him a plant
But it might die
Maybe I should get him a shirt
Or a nice red tie
Red is his favorite color
He use to wear a red Coca Cola hat
Heck I could buy him coke
But his diabetes would say no to that
So I got him 99 balloons
All the color of red
He'd really enjoy that
I said loudly in my head
They were not too small or too big
The balloons were about medium
They were bright bright red
And were filled with helium
As I walked the balloons home
All the way from the party store
I saw two little girls
That I could not ignore
Thry were crying because
Their ice cream fell on some dog poo
I gave them 3 balloons each
That's what Grandpa would do
I walked a little further
I saw 8 sad kids looking up high
Their kite was stuck in a tree
I gave them 2 balloons each as I walked by
Grandpa would want me to share
Grandpa was always doing that
He'd share his lunch with a stranger
He'd even share his milk
With Rufus his one eyed cat
A flock of pigeons appeared
They popped all my balloons
I was sad I was mad
Now what was I to do
But I remembered that Grandpa taught me
Not to be mad over the small things
To look for kindness and happiness
And all the good that it brings
So as I was heading into the house
I saw out of the corner of my eye
His old Coca Cola hat in a bush
It was musty and dusty and dry
I had no balloons as I walked
Walked in the door
Grandpa was in his favorite chair
I could hear his loud snore
His eyes opened
And his smile spread over his chin
He saw me his grandson
That was present enough for him
I told him the crazy story
About all the balloons and all that
He listened and smiled
While wearing his dusty old hat
He later told me about his
Best present yet
It was my love and my kindness
And kindness don't cost a cent.
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