Memory Granddaughter Poems

An older woman came to the counter and gave me a quizzical look…
She smiled then said, “Excuse me…I’m looking for one particular book.”

“It’s a book...

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I am Misti--, didn't get it?
Misti(sweetness) is my name,
My grandmother gave me that
Honor, I'm too grateful.
I'm going to 8 months
This November soon,
My limbs are
Not properly...

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I like the smell of rain 
That permeates my nose 
a little time before  miraculously fat drops 
start falling on my head .
They bring...

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Grandpa took me to the ice cream store.
On my tricycle, yes, I was well_loved!
What girl in braids, could ask for more?

There were comic books there,...

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~~ A Grandmother’s Memoirs~~



God, did indeed, more than bless me with jeweled, precious memories.
And a family living so near. That’s no small thing, these days,...

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'Round table we sat that fine day

With turkey all carved on a tray.

She grabbed that drumstick

She wanted to lick!

Our nine-month grandbaby- HOORAY!


November 19, 2022

~3rd Place~
Contest:...

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A memory of years long past
A haunt some called a sacred place
‘Twas here a daughter learned to race
She’d start off slow and finish fast
Those afterburners...

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Our youngest grandchild turns 16 today…I know you must be shook…
the fact that she’s 16 years old…means I‘m much older than I look!

Her birthday elicited...

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That was Christmas! Great Great Grandma told them. 
The children were stunned at the old photo.
This did not look like any Christmas they had ever...

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Placed against my heart I breathe you in
wrapped in a crocheted shawl
and I remember
 
Rocked to a forgotten rhythm within my soul
snuggled safe within my arms
and...

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In one corner of my ancestral home~
Placidly stood an old sewing machine;
The golden emblem surrounded with chrome,
Now tarnished~ devoid of luster and sheen.
There my grandma...

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Moving to Lake Shore sites was definitely cool
Our home was so large and faced the water
Cameron fixed up an old boat
We held hands on the...

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Looking 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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My maternal grandfather died when I was just seven!
Most certainly he is honored with special joy in heaven.
He left his art work at the Basilica...

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Poems about Fathers and Grandfathers I

I translated the first six Native American poems for my father when he chose to enter hospice and end his...

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