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Line 9: − + − Because she could climb trees. Spreading or high, − − She’d be up their branches in a trice, and mind you − − When last she climbed a tree she was sixty-two. Ever since childhood, she’d had this gift − − For being happier in a tree than in a lift; − − And though, as years went by, she would be told − − That climbing trees should stop when one grew old − − And that growing old should be gone about gracefully − − She’d laugh and say, ''‘Well I’ll grow disgracefully,'' − − ''I can do it better’.'' And we had to agree; − − For in all the garden there wasn’t a tree − − She hadn’t been up, at one time or another − − [Having learned to climb from a loving brother − − When she was six] but it was feared by all − − That one day she’d have a terrible fall. − − The outcome was different-while we were in town − − She climbed a tree and couldn’t come down. − − After the rescue, − − The doctor took Granny’s temperature and said, − − ''‘I strongly recommend a quiet week in bed’.'' − − We sighed with relief and tucked her up well. − − Poor Granny! For her, it was like a brief season in hell. − − Confined to her bedroom, while every breeze − − Whispered of summer and dancing leaves. − − But she had held her peace till she felt stronger. − − Then she sat up and said, ''‘I’ll lie here no longer!’'' − − And she called for my father and told him undaunted − − That a house in a treetop was what she now wanted. − − My dad knew his duties. He said, ''That’s all right'' − − ''You’ll have what you want, dear. I’ll start work tonight.’'' − − With my expert assistance, he soon finished the chore: − − Made her a tree - house with windows and a door. − − So granny moved up, and now every day − − I climb to her room with glasses and tray. − − She sits there in state and drinks sherry with me. − − Upholding her right to reside in a tree.'
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== Text of the poem ==
== Text of the poem ==
My grandmother was a genius. You’d like to know why?
<blockquote>My grandmother was a genius. You’d like to know why?</blockquote><blockquote>Because she could climb trees. Spreading or high,</blockquote><blockquote>She’d be up their branches in a trice, and mind you</blockquote><blockquote>When last she climbed a tree she was sixty-two. Ever since childhood, she’d had this gift</blockquote><blockquote>For being happier in a tree than in a lift;</blockquote><blockquote>And though, as years went by, she would be told</blockquote><blockquote>That climbing trees should stop when one grew old</blockquote><blockquote>And that growing old should be gone about gracefully</blockquote><blockquote>She’d laugh and say, ''‘Well I’ll grow disgracefully,''</blockquote><blockquote>''I can do it better’.'' And we had to agree;</blockquote><blockquote>For in all the garden there wasn’t a tree</blockquote><blockquote>She hadn’t been up, at one time or another</blockquote><blockquote>[Having learned to climb from a loving brother</blockquote><blockquote>When she was six] but it was feared by all</blockquote><blockquote>That one day she’d have a terrible fall.</blockquote><blockquote>The outcome was different-while we were in town</blockquote><blockquote>She climbed a tree and couldn’t come down.</blockquote><blockquote>After the rescue,</blockquote><blockquote>The doctor took Granny’s temperature and said,</blockquote><blockquote>''‘I strongly recommend a quiet week in bed’.''</blockquote><blockquote>We sighed with relief and tucked her up well.</blockquote><blockquote>Poor Granny! For her, it was like a brief season in hell.</blockquote><blockquote>Confined to her bedroom, while every breeze</blockquote><blockquote>Whispered of summer and dancing leaves.</blockquote><blockquote>But she had held her peace till she felt stronger.</blockquote><blockquote>Then she sat up and said, ''‘I’ll lie here no longer!’''</blockquote><blockquote>And she called for my father and told him undaunted</blockquote><blockquote>That a house in a treetop was what she now wanted.</blockquote><blockquote>My dad knew his duties. He said, ''That’s all right''</blockquote><blockquote>''You’ll have what you want, dear. I’ll start work tonight.’''</blockquote><blockquote>With my expert assistance, he soon finished the chore:</blockquote><blockquote>Made her a tree - house with windows and a door.</blockquote><blockquote>So granny moved up, and now every day</blockquote><blockquote>I climb to her room with glasses and tray.</blockquote><blockquote>She sits there in state and drinks sherry with me.</blockquote><blockquote>Upholding her right to reside in a tree.'</blockquote>
== Idea of the poem ==
== Idea of the poem ==