Gran Poems - Poems about Gran

... Give God Hell, Gran. 17/03/1984 Crisp golden leaves lie scattered Above the freshness of the soil, Shattered lives stoop and hover Unable to to raise a smile. Absent people , s......Read the rest...

...Bushels of apples are in tubs and bins all over the place A variety of kinds, yellows, reds, none a disgrace We cut out the bad spots and turn them into pie Fresh applesauce smells make the harves......Read the rest...

...I saw it there and stopped for a while, perched dainty at the top of the pile of crockery, grubby, crazed and old at the yard sale, waiting to be sold. A teacup; white dots on baby blue; the sam......Read the rest...

... I once had thirty nine brothers and sisters now I’m all alone in the world Probing fingers viciously tore me apart from my twin. My white dress is speckled with dark dust… it’s ......Read the rest...

...January 13th 2024 - Happy Lxv-th birthday Matthew Scott Harris date of conception:? ~ Late March – mid April 1958. date of parturition: January xiii, mcmlix. date of expiration:? January i, emi......Read the rest...

...My gran doesn’t ‘get’ this woke society I told her that there’s a new sobriety We went for a walk to see what we would see And show her we all can be what we will be Men can be women and girls ......Read the rest...

...White Christmas is not what many people think it is As we know Christmas is a lively annual festival Celebrated seven days before the end of the year Of the Nativity of Jesus. Christmas is a joyfu......Read the rest...

...If you think Batman is tough, you should meet his Gran. She is nail-tough, agreed Leroy, Tony, Jack and Stan. You can’t get anything past her, she has an evil eye. This was added to the conversati......Read the rest...

...People are silent in the shadow of a man, Terrified like an old gran, Hiding like a sardine in a can, While eating with a bun. I notice that venting is now a crime, Even their gut is empty fro......Read the rest...

...When I was 70 I wrote a poem whilst here at Gran Canaria but never posted it. So here it is at 72:- FEELINGS I wonder where the years have gone As I sit here on my own Facebook reminds me it's my......Read the rest...

...love, spring, and death it was spring, late April, snow thawed and sun-warmed winter cold faces, I was 18 and in love the object of my desire was a bit older than me, (which my mother never fai......Read the rest...

...Dear Single Mother, - Part 2 Young man or woman who is, black, white, or any color under the sun, & you identify as Blue, Pink & White, Rainbow or some Other combination, I see you, G......Read the rest...

...What could I bring you Gran? This did her heart good. But she did not need anything. Just come back safe, she told her grandson. He did. Over and over and over. Forty years later he was still......Read the rest...

...Bushels of apples are in tubs and bins all over the place A variety of kinds, yellows, reds, none a disgrace We cut out the bad spots and turn them into pie Fresh applesauce smells make the harves......Read the rest...

...He sits silent with the old man; as intrigued watching his gnarled hands whittle away at the pine twig, as he is with tales about Gran, and their life on the wild moorlands. As he now and then......Read the rest...