People Grandchild Poems

The village we live
It is what we call granny’s place
Because we think we are to classic for the village,
Talk of the village and see one’s...

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they swarm into our home like bees
seeking daisies, lilies, roses, and such
we throw sugary treats at them
allow them to commandeer the TVs
and the computers
Their parents...

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We took three of our grandchildren to lunch yesterday…
and there was something we couldn’t ignore…
Yes they are still our grandchildren.. but they’re not children anymore.

It...

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My son looked through the board games
And he chose the Game of Life,
Where people-pegs must navigate 
Through times of joy and strife.

My grandkids bought insurance,
Found...

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Leilani Rose

Aquarius
Nearly born on my birthday
Loves to smile
And make people laugh

We weren't expecting you

Opened a card from your Mamma
On Father's Day
While I was golfing in...

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skilled 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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It was going to be the best Christmas of the most spectacular, magnificent Christmases in the world.Certainly, the best one we had ever seen, for...

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Morning breeze of air filled the room
Everyone else are sleeping, snoring in their dreams
Neighbors are outside, picking flowers that blooms
Birds singing merrily as they fly...

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The inspiration for this partially true piece was my older brother, Joe, and his 2 grandkids (circa 1994) - 


I can clearly see the moon,...

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It feels like a weight has been taken off my back and chest.
My neck has stopped hurting; I am no longer tied to my computer.
I...

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Poems about Children IV

Salat Days
by Michael R. Burch

Dedicated to the memory of my grandfather, Paul Ray Burch, Sr.

I remember how my grandfather used to pick...

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Old people 
and children
act alike...

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Poems about Fathers and Grandfathers III




Success
by Michael R. Burch

for Jeremy

We need our children to keep us humble
between toast and marmalade;

there is no time for a...

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I smiled when she said that he died.
She was a mean woman, no soul.
Refused to show inside I cried.
So being stoic was my goal.

She told...

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My favorite hobby has always been scrapbooking
It's such a creative activity to do
For pictures and poems, I'm always looking
Forever scanning magazines through and through

I look...

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