Elevated

We took our grandson for the day
To visit in the city.
Compared to where he lives, it must seem
Noisy, fast and gritty.

He marveled at the bridges,
The tall buildings and the river,
But there was one department
Where I knew that we’d deliver -

For elevators currently
Rank high up on his list
Of things that seem to thrill him.
(Escalators coexist.)

He proudly pushed the buttons,
Counted floors as they zipped by
And in Daddy’s office building
There were 8 that he could try!

A Barnes & Noble stop was great
Not only for a book
But for the escalators
(Up and down) that we all took.

Suburban kids are used to
Lots of room in which to play
But a nana with an elevator
Garners some cachet.