Ryan Kanno: The diary of an Enginerd in Hawaii» Words http://blog.localkinegrinds.com Everything you've ever thought, but never had the balls to say. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:19:23 +0000 en hourly 1 For my grandmother… http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2002/12/25/for-my-grandmother/ http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2002/12/25/for-my-grandmother/#comments Wed, 25 Dec 2002 21:28:17 +0000 ryankanno http://blog.localkinegrinds.com/2002/12/25/for-my-grandmother/ To My Grandmother

I remember the summer days…

Games of hanafuda, the afternoon cartoons.
All the field trips – to the moon.
Gardening – that floral smell,
the ripened mangos, only you could tell.

Mid-day lunches, a feast for a king,
I’d always wonder what surprise you’d bring.
Trips to the pool, the basketball court,
You’d wait patiently, such a good sport.

All your grace, your loving care,
Instilled in me, Grandma, for me to share.
I’ll remember you best, like those times just above,
Go in peace, Grandma.

- From Ryan, with Love.

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Whenever I see kids, I often reminisce about that time in my life. Only then do I remember being carefree, naive to the world surrounding me. Ignorant to the world that I would succumb to… the society that would govern my every decision. If I had just one wish. I would wish for those moments as a child to last a lifetime. To live an insouciant life unbridled by the reins of a social order. Only then could I play the game of life.

And love every minute of it.

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I’ve always been compared – to someone ‘better than me’,
But I’m just as good or better, I wish that you could see.
All my faults are magnified, my errors you point out,
Inside of me I’m perfect though – your eyes judge me like a lout.

Sometimes… I’m not the perfect child, sorry, I’m learning so…
One day I will be that kid, but for now just watch me grow.
Don’t pick at my mistakes, as though they were a crime,
Even you weren’t that perfect child, we all must learn sometime.

So love me for who I am, don’t badger me and chide,
Because even I have feelings too, yes, even I have a bit of pride.
If there’s a lesson to learn here, I’m not sure, but I’ll tell you this,
If I’m not the perfect child in your eyes, I know that I am in His.

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