I
want to write a poem about my grandpa Vincy
And
about when he would make coffee in the morning
It
was there that I learned how important a routine is
I
was very lucky because I had Jewish grandparents on my mother’s side and
Sicilian-Italian grandparents on my father’s side
So
I had the best of both worlds and it most definitely helped me to become a more interesting and well-rounded person
I’d
stay with Vincy and Sophie after my parents had split up and my father was rediscovering
a single life
At
first like any child I thought it was a punishment until I started to really
get to know these two people and how remarkable they were and how much they had
to offer
Every
night they’d watch Highway to Heaven or
if there was a baseball game on they’d both pick a team and my grandmother
sitting in her chair next to the kitchen and my grandfather in his comfy
recliner would root for their favorite team
I
want to write a poem about my grandpa Vincy and his obsession with red paint
It
was amazing because if he ever found himself with any red paint left over he’d
find something to cover it with and it always ended up making perfect sense, at
least to him
I’ll
also never forget the garage and all the many license plates he had hanging all
over the walls
Of
course there was a candy dish on the kitchen counter tucked next to the coffee
maker
It
was actually cookware for the oven and had plenty of room for the Brach's Candy
my grandfather would buy at the store
That
was the first time I had a Brach’s Neapolitan Coconut Sundae and am sad to
discover they were discontinued in 2012
My
grandparents showed me what love is and perhaps even more importantly what it
feels like to be protected and cared for
They
never made you feel like you were putting them out and were always ready to
have you join them for cold cuts with Uncle Anthony who was a mailman and would
stop for lunch during his route
Everyone talks about the
importance of family and yet I wonder how many of us actually stop and think
about how fortunate we are to have a family to catch us when we falter
Charles Cicirella
5/15/19
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