Grandma Gloria

By Karlie Hedlund

 

My Grandma Gloria

Greeting the family right when we walk in the door

Wearing a warm sweater and khakis

even when it's 80 degrees out

Her watch necklace hanging around her neck

that only comes off at night

Her moms ring on her wrinkly finger

She begs for my mother to give her a perm

for her weighed down curls

Finally, walking in the kitchen

smelling Swedish pancakes

seeing sugar cubes on the table

waiting for us to dip in grandpas coffee