Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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A Child's Mind. 3. Once again, my 4-year-old grandson, Rowan, Asked me, as we were sitting in my cozy bedroom, To make him his favorite 'cocktail' which only Papa Frank could make! I am walking much slower now, following health issues and aging. I got up and slowly walked to the kitchen to prepare his drink-- A mix of part water, part cranberry juice, and part orange drink. (The only ingredient missing, which I make for his father, Pierre, and for me is citrus-flavored vodka.) Rowan followed me to the kitchen, Where he watched me make his concoction. Rowan again followed behind me, when he blurted out, "Papa Frank, you walk as slow as a tortoise!" I couldn't help but laugh and then turned to him,chuckling, saying, "I love tortoises; I live with tortoises; and I am happy to walk like one!" Frank Maurer 31 January 2025 2135 Hours.