Great Uncle Poems - Poems about Great Uncle

This is a story about an uncle…and two things that make him great. The first would be his patience…his ability to wait. The second: his sister’s daughter just had a baby girl… meaning the members of his family have increased… meaning now he is a great uncle and her baby…his great niece. But with so many family members rushing in...

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I was a child, yes, even little old me, curious and happy, my smile wild with glee. But at the tender age of seven, I learnt that family go to heaven. My aunt, a distant, great, great one, who I'm told baked Welsh cakes second to none, passed on by in her sleep, no sickness,...

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FRAGILE FREEDOMS Lost in France, Resting 'neath a simple cross, Just name,nationality and rank; Giving of life,was his loss. At home, A breaking,aching heart; A sweetheart's pain; Her emptiness was another's gain. In memory fading go As echoing years slip by, And still her tears flow; Vivid yet ...

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Here, where the sky is so close, the deep shadows of the hill have taken away our great uncle A family love, conciliator, firm of authority, Shield of wisdom. We weep to usher gladness of comfort Thereafter, we will pray: Perpetual dew through the Mercy of God, that Impeccable care, Tranquility, glory from Grace, Love and affection, guardianship unto our faithful ancestry Blessedness of Eternal repose Alav ha-shalom...

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In Arras field he watched that day A flash of light against the grey, High explosives whistled all around And fallen thousands filled the ground. Kentish man against the wall, He had defended to the last; A fleeting life-- So briefly did it pass. One of the Lost generation of World War ONE 1918...

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