Grandma sits in her rocking chair, shoulders covered by a shawl

Nodding gently off to sleep that’s not my Grandma at all.

She’d rather sit at her computer. Downloading all she can.

Speak of hard drives and megabytes and says to call her Nan.

She has a password she won’t tell and a fancy user-name.

Talks to friends across the world and challenges every game.

Now she has her own web site, adding poetry and stories too.

Growing old? Oh no! says she,  There’s far too much to do.

She sits in her computer chair, a shawl, too cumbersome by far.

She is far too busy to fall asleep. My Nan’s a computer star.

© Copyright Violet Apted 2004

Midi: "Out Of MY Head"
(Fastball)
(hits.mididb.com)

Graphic: "At The Computer"
(www.flushingseniorcenter.com)