Grandma's Dirty Apron

we wear cowboy hats down there
blue jeans and eat a man's breakfast
meat & potatoes
and Grandma's Dirty Apron
filled with her cheerfulness
canning, pruning, farming
babysitting, volunteering
an all American grandma
"Her home is in Heaven"
if that's how you believe  
never missed a day of work
on the farm
milking the cows
feeding the pigs
pumpkins, squash, tomatoes
wheat, barley, black tea
and licorice
she was a grand lady
her potatoes and cheese
was a delightful dish
growing up with her
dad & mom away
working, we
had a grandma
that helped us
grow up
and were too stupid
to know her love
and devotion...
Grandma's Dirty Apron
a map to humanity
like an old Ford truck
they don't make em'
like they used to