Life in Limerick

 

Being a baby was quite effortlessly easy

You were tolerated and allowed to be noisy

You really had all the fun

Keeping your attenders on the run

Who rushed to pamper when you were queasy.

Childhood introduced you to the world outside

Opening not only your eyes but mind also wide

Getting to know all the things around

On, above, or under the ground

Preparing you gradually for a better ride.

Youth saw you active but never timid or edgy

This was your prime time to build up energy

To be stubborn like a boulder

To carry weight on your shoulder

Into a future not that far but that looked fudgy.

Adulthood greeted and treated you almost fair

Depending on your unique preferences and flair

Business, profession, politics or art

Fortune played an important part

With your partner, you really made a good pair.

From being a child then to now bearing one

In the first life cycle, you have comfortably won

Parenthood was not by choice

But it gave reasons to rejoice

For the next cycle, however, you needed to run.

Family man as now you are generally known

Have tons of load to bear all on your own

Battling moments of anxiety

You carved a name in the society

To proudly build a reputation of your own

The children you guarded in your shelter

Guiding them should they ever falter

Are now eager to fly out

To prove themselves without doubt

A genuine wish that you have to factor

When your grown kids get a couple of theirs

Your elevation is more than that of others

Grandparent is a title that gives

Tremendous joy to affectionate lives

Securing a family that is tied to its tethers.

Children are but a beautiful reminder by life

How our parents raised us away from strife

Parents are but a treasure

Guiding us in good measure

Particularly when life is like walking on a knife.