Grandpa

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Grandpa raised me to listen to the whisper of grace, tracing out miracles on the edge of my faith… by poet ~~~ Grandpa had hair like salt and pepper His hands were old and wrinkled from time As was his face – creased, not in his prime Once upon a time, he’d been a high stepper Grandpa knew about the old days and ways And he looked almost ancient to my young mind The thing that always struck me was he was kind Gave from his heart, everything, even his praise Grandpa loved me like no other possibly could He welcomed me to his house with an open heart He made me feel as if I was nothing but good Thought I was so fully alive my joy would start Giving back to the world - a love that withstood The test of time and assured hope I would impart ~~~ The Petrarchan sonnet, perfected by the Italian poet Petrarch, divides the 14 lines into two sections: an eight-line stanza (octave) rhyming ABBAABBA, and a six-line stanza (sestet) rhyming CDCDCD or CDECDE.

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Panagiota Romios

Date: 3/27/2021 5:07:00 PM

Grandfathers are so special. Appreciate the Pertrachan sonnet form! Excellente! Hugs, Pangie xx

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/25/2021 12:51:00 PM

Very descriptive work. I feel the emotion within the lines of respect and love for this fine man. If for a contest, it should be in the winners' circle in my book. Thanks for the visit to my page. Sara

L Milton Hankins

Date: 3/25/2021 9:01:00 AM

Regina, this is an awesome tribute to your grandfather and written in a classical form. I loved it! I hope you will share it with your siblings. Your grandfather was a fine, fine gentleman!