We Cousins 7

Not just our moms and dads bade us welcome into this world,
But the loving arms of Mimi and Grandpa,
Who with joy beheld the small delight of our tiny bodies,

First CJ, then Andy, Emily, Don, Jenny, Barrett, then lastly I
Down shadowy drives with leafy drives we raced our bikes,
Played hide and go seek, chased fireflies, caught snowballs

Whilst our Mimi's voice warbled with sweet melody,
Grandpa laughed in the telling of old jokes and yesteryear memory
Read us bed-time stories and kissed us fondly good-night

Mother, Father, Aunt, Uncle drank manhattans,
Laughed the night away, playing cards
Building new memories upon the old

All too soon our feet led us off to college,
The doors of university opening wide our path to adulthood
Later, the rising cap made way for wedding bells

We were grown-up now, or so they say,
Little feet ran down our hallways,
Children come forth from us,

New cousins to race down leafy drives,
Play hide and go seek, chase fireflies,
Listen to grandpa's stories, Mimi's singsong voice

Lastly, we cousins 7 made the assent into the chapel
To sing the songs and say our prayers,
The final good-bye of the grandparents we loved so dear.