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Grandfather Elegy Poems

These Grandfather Elegy poems are examples of Elegy poems about Grandfather. These are the best examples of Elegy Grandfather poems written by international poets.

Elegy For Sir Thomas Moore
World War II vet, aged one hundred,
once risked his life for his mother land.
His country in a Covid war,
he once again lent them a hand.

Once...

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Categories: elegy, bereavement, grandfather, memorial,

Grandpa
Quiet again, 
As he sat and pondered.
His memories remained, 
As his mind always wandered.
His aching heart,
He could not show.
His thoughts went to her,
His pain would...

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Categories: absence, death, depression, devotion,
Premium Member Elegy For My Father
Godwin Adizue Ibeh 
(1937-2017)


Mr. Godwin Adizue Ibeh
Aged 79 years
Was and is 
My beloved, doting father
“Is” because he remains
Spiritually present 
Present 
In my memory
Present 
In pictures and mementos 
Present 
In my dreams,...

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Categories: death, eulogy, father, how
Dear Grandpa
The leaves have turned brown and crisp
And I've remembered 
How much you've been missed
On a day like today 

It's the days when I feel down
And...

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Categories: absence, farewell, grandfather, grief,
Not the Cruellest Month
How can there be despair when the entire
natural world unfolds with new life?  
When the anhinga alights from the Nowhere
he was into the Somewhere...

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© Nola Perez  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: seasons,

Glimpse
It was like a whisper- 
My wife delivered the sad news- 
"Your grandfather was dead."- 
And so he was- 
Her eyes was awfully sad- 
Touched...

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Categories: april, cry, emotions, eulogy,
For My Grandfather
For my grandfather.

I can see you sometimes
though you are not here

I see your smile
that day when I was nine
and you told a dirty 
joke to...

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Categories: death, grandfather, missing you,
Grandfather
My Grandfather
High-backed chair facing the corner,
Window over books so cherished
Loved.
Like the greatest of scholars, but still humble
He was a trove of stories

Air of silence on...

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© John Locke  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: childhood, death, family, history,
Tears of the Broken
Introduction: At some point of our lives, someone close to us departs off to the next
phase. We think of the good times and try not...

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Categories: death, devotion, faith, family,
Reuben Cobb (My Grandfather)
Daughter disconnected from her father.
It took years for you two to reconnect.
I had only one chance to talk to you.
The cancer took you, before we...

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Categories: devotion, cancer,
Goodbye
I never got to say Good bye,
And wish you on your way;
But sitting here thinking of you,
I’m not sure what to say

I missed my chance...

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Categories: deathlife,
In An Unknown Grave He Lies
This is about a man whose name is Jesse
Born In Kansas and raised in Missouri
 Was called to fight for his beloved country
And  assigned...

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© John Boak  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: death, family, death, heart,
Wistful Breath
Could be any day now,
waiting for that last breath and a peek,
an opening, of glazed orbs once blue.
Wanting him to stay forever
even though his body...

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Categories: death, loss, sad,
The Grandfather You'Ll Never Know
I remember how I cried
The day my father died.
The doctor laid the blame
When he said that cancer came:
Lymph nodes, lungs,
Philosophy of Carl Jung,
Words of explanation
For...

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Categories: daughter, family, father, imagination,

Book: Shattered Sighs