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There Ain't No Computer
At Grandma's

Patricia Crandall

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nor VCR, pinball machine,
Voltron, or Stompers!
Cabbage Patch Kids, neither!
Go sit by the fire, young'uns;
watch grandpa whittle on wood.
After breakfast, we'll play
an Uncle Wiggly game.
Afternoon, we'll hike to Frog Pond
and catch a new batch of guppies;
putting 'em back afore we go!
Further afield, we'll glimpse
a herd of deer; perhaps a bald eagle
winging his way to Canada.
Grandma will serve chicken stew
with dumplings for supper,
and deep dish apple pie for dessert.
Hence, a scrub bath with a yarn
off the top of Gransma's head.
At eight o'clock, when prayers are said,
each of ya will be tucked into
some fine old feather beds,
good for dreaming in the attic.