Who are your favourite people?
So now a proper answer
To what you meant to ask.
I won’t say whose ‘most favourite’
Cos ‘favourite’ means the most.
The people I most favour
Our grandkids. Why of course!
There’s nothing that I more enjoy
Than to watch them growing up.
The babies, so amazing
They learn so very fast
And every time you see them
They’ll be into something new.
To see them all developing
Is really such a joy.
We slowly see who they will be
And how they’ll look grown up.
Starting out to nursery
Where they’ll meet other kids
Watching the new friends they make
And how they’ll shape their lives.
Getting older, off to school
That is quite a thing.
But each of them is really bright.
I’m very proud of them.
My eldest is at secondary school
A real important time
I know she’ll make the most of it
And she will do just fine.
Another is in Sweden
My wife’s grandchild this time
Old enough to visit us
They both enjoy that time.
And so between the two of us
Currently there’s six
Two of mine are twins of course
So we have fun with that.
Of course they’re ‘current’ favourites
Don’t see that changing much.
I’m sure we’ll stay in touch with them
Even when grown up.
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