Poppa will wait for me
I am an old romantic. Always have been and always will
be. So, people who know me often share those special love
stories just to reassure me that love is alive and well.
"Men are always in a hurry!" grandma said.
"But, Poppa is way ahead of us, grandma. Hurry, so we can
walk with him," the young woman told her.
"Don't you worry, child. There's no hurry in my life. Poppa
will wait for me," she said assuredly.
And so he did. They found him around the corner sitting on
the bench.
It was always that way. He was a man of little patience and
always in a hurry. When the two of them walked down the
street you would always see him far ahead and she, just
taking her time.
A stranger might think he didn't love her. It is a fact that
he adored her and never wanted to be without her. That is
unless they were walking.
If you asked him why he did this, he'd tell you, "For her
own good. She's been after me since the day we met in grade
school. The one time I actually stopped, she married me. So
I keep her going by going ahead of her. She needs the
exercise!" he said laughing. "I need to think she's still
after me after all these years." he added.
If you watch him, he stops every few steps, then turns to
make sure she's there.
"They are madly in love!" their granddaughter said.
It was early spring and the cold winter air gave way to a
struggling sun. Like two bears coming out of hibernation,
the old couple headed out for their first walk of the
season.
It wasn't long before the old man set the pace and headed at
least a block ahead of her.
One neighbor sitting on a nearby porch yelled, "Will he ever
slow down?"
Old grandma replied, "Only if he breaks a leg!"
But it would be on that day that grandma would finally catch
up with him. As they were headed for home that early morn in
spring, grandpa suffered a heart attack.
A true inspiration to all of us romantics, grandma held her
head high throughout the funeral. As my friend tells me, as
each person approached her to pay their respects, grandma
simply told them, "Oh, don't worry Poppa will wait for me!"
He did.
Two months later she caught up with him for eternity.
Bob Perks Bob@BobPerks.com