So now a proper answer

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.

They’re in the grammar police.

Who are your current most favourite people?

My current ‘most favourite’ people

Are in the grammar police!

They’d really hate your prompt today

With two superlatives!


If someone is your favourite

It means you like them most.

You needn’t say ‘most favourite’

They’ll have you. You’ll be toast!


No one likes a pedant

Except perhaps for me.

But silly phrases such as this

Just really grate with me.


I’ll be over it later

And answer properly

But my ‘current’ favourite people

Are coming after you!