Monday, September 6, 2021

The Screen Door

Our grandkids came to visit 

With their parents - what a treat!

We laughed, played games, took walks, explored -

The package was complete.


Of course, there had to be a few

Small snags along the way, 

Including some enthusiasm 

With a price to pay.


The sliding screen door to the porch

Took quite a bruising blow

When someone ran right into it -

That’s how things sometimes go.


We didn’t make too big a deal -

Thought it could be replaced -

For home repair skills aren’t assets

That we have embraced.


But to the rescue came our friend -

More handy than we knew -

Who, with a borrowed tool and patience,

Saw just what to do.


Some fiddling around and then,

Voila! Our door’s repaired.

A lovely end result for which

We weren’t quite prepared.


How lucky to have friends like that

But luckier, by far,

To have the grandkids visit,

As rambunctious as they are.


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