Best Grandmother Poems
Below are the all-time best Grandmother poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of grandmother poems written by PoetrySoup members
TranquilityOh little one, how soon you'll be
In turbulence of puberty.
I will hold tight your days of youth
And share with you my honest truth
That...
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Categories:
children, god, granddaughter, grandmother,
Form:
Couplet
Summers Eve~Summer’s Eve ~
I am a woman!
I am proud-
I am everything you want.
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The adoring wife,
A beautiful mother,
A grandmother a granddaughter
A daughter, a...
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Categories:
beautiful, grandmother, mothers day,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
grandmother, memory,
Form:
Free verse
Nana's Hands
Through the years they worked their spells
From drawers and cupboards, taking things
That through...
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Categories:
appreciation, food, grandchild, grandmother,
Form:
Rhyme
Mamma still calls your nameMamma still calls your name
It was like the sun did not rise,
and mourning birds sang no morning melody.
The heavens were so grey,
pouring like Noah's floods,
preparing...
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Categories:
death, grandmother,
Form:
Free verse
GRANDPA*GRANDMA WAITS IN THE GARDEN*
Hi grandpa, it's me again!
Your dentures sit in an open glass above the nightstand
Remember the tears grandma sang before she pass?
The...
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Categories:
grandmother, beautiful, care, death, grandchild,
Form:
Free verse
The Seamstress of TimeI have a special story I wish to share
About a seamstress beautiful and fair
She would fade away turning into smoke
Of her amazing beauty, no man...
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Categories:
grandmother, dedication, devotion, faith, history,
Form:
Couplet
The WomanSee the woman.
See the face behind its age.
See the beauty of her form.
See the way her way becomes her.
See past her once taught skin, as...
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Categories:
grandmother, dedication, family, life, love,
Form:
Free verse
A PLACE CALLED BEAUTIFULThere is a place called beautiful nestled deep in my mind's eye
Gingham curtains crisply pressed frame periwinkle summer sky
Brass kettle on the old gas stove...
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Categories:
beautiful, family, grandmother, imagery,
Form:
Rhyme
Always For Grandma
Original poem - For Grandma
You died grandma and my heart was broken,
At your funeral I stood there trembling;
And in the name of love words...
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Categories:
grandmother,
Form:
Sonnet
Land of Opportunity
I take my hat off for the flag
I stand up straight; let others sag
I get all weepy for Old Glory
thinking of...
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Categories:
america, cry, grandfather, grandmother,
Form:
Couplet
Dead to Me Means More Alive than EverBefore I die, I want my grandchildren to know these things.
Believe in yourself and be your own best friend.
No one else can keep your secrets...
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Categories:
grandchild, grandmother,
Form:
Narrative
The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the TreeYou can see him now, dirty as a horse
that slipped in the mud, planting petunias
with that infamous shamrock thumb
(Irish from his Pop ...
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Categories:
grandmother, adventure, crazy, cute love,
Form:
Free verse
- On The Moon -
Thea, grandfather Alferd's dog died, she was so old and sick
Now is Thea on the moon, says Adrian who is six
Michael Jackson died so unexpectedly...
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Categories:
grandmother, death, dog, funny, grandfather,
Form:
Couplet
Grandma's Hand Sewn QuiltWhen the auctioneer first shows it,
I feel a sudden piercing shock.
My grandma's hand-sewn antique quilt
Is on the auction block.
It is the lovely basket pattern
And her...
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Categories:
age, grandmother,
Form:
Narrative
Would You Still Love Me- GrandmaThe nursing home called me early in the morning to come
as snow clouds sailed across the sky
and my heart swelled with a sea of tears
to...
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Categories:
granddaughter, grandmother, love,
Form:
Free verse
BrodyBrody
I bought two new books for you today my sweet boy.
The Wizard of Oz and the Jungle book should bring joy.
I'm very proud of how...
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Categories:
grandmother, 2nd grade, books, boy,
Form:
Couplet
One in Four WomenTerror seizes you, and it isn't kind.
You try to go somewhere peaceful in your mind.
But the pain rips you right back to here...
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Categories:
grandmother, angst, life, peace, sadme,
Form:
Couplet
Angels SingAngels Sing
I hear them,
all the time.
When I pick up my child,
and hold her close,
her breath…
Harps; lovely,
faraway,
and distant.
When I go to...
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Categories:
grandmother, angel, christmas, confidence, granddaughter,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
beauty, garden, grandmother, memory,
Form:
Free verse
Grandmother's HandsI will not forget,
my grandmother's gentle, loving, gnarled touch;
those hands that I loved so very much,
not a day spent with her I will regret.
...
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Categories:
grandmother,
Form:
Rhyme
Grandpaa kind face with skin leathery and creased
from years of working in the sun
long jowls like a basset hounds
sad droplet eyes
always a slight aroma...
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Categories:
grandfather, grandmother, memory,
Form:
Free verse
ONE LAST TEARthe saltiness of love
a riveting fall
unlike other tears
this solitary shed
like a drip of life-blood
the lance of each freckle
an almost feckless drive over the sallow cheek
finally...
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Categories:
grandmother,
Form:
Free verse
Flagpole Fannie -- POTDMy grandma was a steeple jack,
Of heights she had no fear.
The crowds would gather round to watch.
They came from far and near,
To...
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Categories:
grandmother, humor, humorous, jobs,
Form:
Rhyme
Fiery Blue EyesStanding by her hospital bed, I didn’t feel the pain
Instead, I felt sorrow that she looked so very frail
Like a rose that’s been sitting in...
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Categories:
age, death, depression, grandmother,
Form:
Free verse