Grandfather Family Poems
These Grandfather Family poems are examples of Family poems about Grandfather. These are the best examples of Family Grandfather poems written by international poets.
On Borrowing a MemoryFor Elmer N. Koski 1901-1941
Grandfather,
Might a memory be borrowed
Like perfume from another?
If so, may I borrow your sister's
Of a long ago summer when you...
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family, grandfather, memory,
A World Meant to Grow
My great-grandfather was a farmer,
He yielded crops by the harvest moon
When spring came to bloom
He had a son,
My grandfather was a military-man
He disappeared...
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change, culture, environment, family,
Wingsshe is scrubbing the very skin off my back
I think to myself as I brace my hands
against the sides of the pot belly tub
my...
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angel, family, memory, mother,
family tiesaround the clock
busy loading up the dock
the usual 9-5
except in your life
it's more like all day and night
fast forward to jersey city
commuting through...
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family, 12th grade, america, anxiety,
Doodlebugskilled you are your smile makes subtle demands
a potent weapon are those soft brown eyes
you arrived with your birthday threads in hand
that laughter such a...
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family, grandchild, grandfather,
The Twig - BOTH Audio and TextThis was my grandfather’s favorite saying, and I heartily concur -
...
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family, children, grandchild, granddaughter, grandfather,
Worth the Wait - BOTH Audio and Text - w-IllustrationThis piece was inspired by a true story about a man who searched for several years to find, and buy back, a very particular car...
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family, inspirational, uplifting,
grandfather
in billowing pipe smoke
he laughed like santa
then went to heaven
i was five
posted on March 9, 2021...
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death, family, grandfather, memory,
On Fam'ly Traditions - 1st third
The one time before they had brought me along - to this cabin - to fish on this lake...this primitive structure that Leo - Dad's...
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family, together,
Colorado Cowboy SagaColorado Cowboy Saga
Grandad became a cowboy,
Though born in the mountains of Tennessee,
His family moved to Colorado –
Just when he turned three;
Fleeing from the...
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family, grandfather,
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christian, family, grandfather, history,
THE GOOD OLD DAYSI remember sitting on my grand dad’s knee,
when he told me about the good old days.
How he courted my grandmother with glee,
He fell in love...
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family, grandfather, nostalgia,
Mr FreezeWe were fighting over Mr Freeze pops
whilst grandpa was being cleaned for the coffin.
...
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children, death, family, grandfather,
There For MeLooking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.
I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...
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family, 12th grade, character, hope,
GrampsGRAMPS
Gramps is really very old,
At least that’s what he said.
There’s hair all on his cheeks and chin,
But not much on his head.
“But thing’s aren’t what...
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family, 4th grade, 5th grade,