Grand Granddaddy

Father's Day,
Grandfather's Day,
If a father is a figure,
A grandfather's just a grand one.

As was my grandfather, Pete.
He was a grand man, indeed.
A lot like a father to me,
A figure to look up upon.

I slightly remember the day,
I was in Pre-K. and it was Father's Day.
My preschool held an event,
In which the children and their fathers attended.

There were games, snacks and crafts,
Picture taking, drawing and dancing,
That father and child could do together.
But this day, a problem arose for me.

My father had to work late that day.
So I couldn't go with him.
I couldn't go with my mother...
So my Granddaddy drove down to take me.

What a ball I had.
And many more with him after that.
A missed opportunity with my father,
But forever a memory of my grand Grandfather.