Thank You Nanny

Now that you are gone we realize

That we have yet to say

Thank you for your love and kindness

Shown in every way

I know before we were too young

To realize all you did

And be grateful for the time you spent

With three silly little kids

All we could say would be just a portion

Of all the loved you shared

I’m sure no one will truly know

Just how much you cared

But thank you Nanny for the times

You told us all those stories

Of winning ping-pong tournament games

In all your high-school glory

Thank you for letting us squeeze beside you in your chair

Though there was only room for one

Thank you for letting us style your hair

Though it was already done

Thank you for letting us pick

The prettiest flowers you grew

And for letting us walk around in your shoes

Even though they were new

Thank you for letting us play with your bread dough

Although you needed to use it

And letting us giggle when you napped

And for pretending you never knew it

Thank you for sitting and watching

Countless hours of cartoons

And letting us rummage through every drawer

In every single room

Thank for letting us play

With all your trinkets setting ‘round

Or any other item

We girls had ever found

We thank you that you’d interfere

When we’d begin to fight

Or else we’d scream and pull each other’s hair

With all our might

Memories of times spent with you

Are held close to are hearts

But since you’ve gone I know my heart

Is missing one prime part

So we say thank you Nanny

One last time

For aiding us we grew

No three girls could have turned out so well

Without a Nanny like you