Grammy Poems - Poems about Grammy

Toddlers played with the birthday balloons Elders smiled at their generations Parents of parents of parents reveled In this celebration of family. The gifts sat at the tables Re-telling old tales Re-kindling laughter’s lilt The cake was chocolate John G. Lawless ©3/16/2023...

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Shout out to my depression My best friend It takes courage to live But we take living for granted Until a pandemic comes along and puts everyone in a panic Translation we come back down to earth The place where we live but often act like it's not where we're from Many people walk around with more what ifs...

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"I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it" ...

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Grammy I’ve been waiting a long time for this day to come, The day you told me your gonna be a mom... I was so happy as can be, I was about to wonder, ‘Cause me friends had 2 or 3! When you told me it’s gonna be a boy, My heart was filled with joy... Then the...

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Out on a Montana prairie my wee Grammy had built a little white house with a picket fence. Civilization hadn’t crawled out that far yet, so nights were warm and dark was dense. By the melted-butter flames of kerosene lamps we would sit on the porch and quietly speak. Always I asked for stories about London town, where Grammy went from...

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A shadow Passed Then it was Gone But wait It's here Was it The eclipse A passing Of the moon? It brought forth Memories To soon Still borne Yet The presence Of one long Past A shadow O'er those Who felt The presence Of her Who On us Cast A playful Image Light When Darkness Fell Always In our Path Leading onward N'er looking Back Look Close your eyes In the shadows There. Louise H. Dameron...

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My grandmother, where do I start. My mind had been numb, not wanting to accept my truth... My grammy is gone what am I to do? Stuck, stuck, stuck acting like life goes on, focusing on being a mom. But in my office at work during those quiet days. Thoughts of you blow mind...

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Crank up ye ole grammy phone Play me some of those good old tunes Like “Happy Days Are Here Again!” “By The Light Of The Silvery Moon” Remember ditties from way back when You could actually decipher the words Hope young people aren't reading this They'll be thinking I'm quite a nerd Songs from the World War Two years Billy Holiday's “My Old Flame” Or...

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islands n the stream. o what a dream. with my gram just us two. nothin to do. i look up to the sky n see blue. we can ride it together. good n bad times whenever. grammy u raised ME i'm clever. sail away with me to another world n we rely on eachother. i'll never love again like i loved YOU never....

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