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Climbing My Grandfather
A child climbs his grandfather like a mountain, from shoes to head, and rests on top.
3 key quotes from Climbing My Grandfather, by Waterhouse. Learn this one first: “the slow pulse of his good heart” (Waterhouse, Climbing My Grandfather).
This poem in five words
Childclimbsgrandfatherlikemountain
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The quotes
3 big quotes in this poem.
I decide to do it free, without a rope or net
Waterhouse · Climbing My Grandfather · parents and children · growing up
A child climbs his grandfather like a mountain, from the shoes up.
gasping for breath I can only lie watching clouds and birds circle
Waterhouse · Climbing My Grandfather · parents and children
At the top, on the old man's head, he lies down and looks at the sky.
the slow pulse of his good heart
Waterhouse · Climbing My Grandfather · parents and children
The last line. He can feel the heartbeat under him.
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