Mother Granddaughter Poems

They have the cutest clothes now for little granddaughters.
I cannot help but buy this outfit.

Another pink and orange thing? My daughter asks.

My granddaughter squeals and...

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How the Nation of Islam saved my granddaughter 
from Catrina Bell queen pin gang leader it was a warm 
day i was suffering from traumatic...

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Growing up…as her family celebrated her birthday…it did not matter where…
She always noticed her grandpa seemed to be the happiest person there.

On her birthday he...

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Her rainbow hair is so ugly! Her mother said to me on the phone.
I was only half listening now, reaching for a second scone.
They were...

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The blue eyes turn into missiles
She is upset with me
I am her grandma
I have no right to say no

But I do not want her unsafe
She...

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                     For My Mother and...

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His aged fingers squeezed hers at last
    Was this a final, fatal goodbye?
  Her tears stuck to her pillow
  ...

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Date:   April  2045
 
An excellent April afternoon blooming.
Damali is now 19 years old this
Day. Damali was thinking of his future 
Stretched out...

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I am whatever where ever
I am all Directions 
All circumstances every condition
For lack of a better word 
I am the notion within the motion

Let us...

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She was a grandmother, and my Mother.
Who cared for her grand-daughter, like no other.
Bought her new clothes, new shoes.
Mother never sang,"I'm too sick, or tired,"

She...

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Stella Lou was outside a long time
What is she doing out there? Her grandpa asked. 
Why don’t you peek out? Suggested grandma.
Stella Lou was in...

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LOL. My daughter wants to go to Milwaukee to see a cat.
This is part of a group text from my own daughter.
Her daughter is seventeen...

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New Shoes

"Grandpa, my shoes are too small, 
or maybe my feet or too big?"

"You are going to be ten foot tall, 
if you don't stop...

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My middle daughter texts a casual comment on a group text.
Molly wants to go to Milwaukee to see an antique store.
Store apparently has a live...

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Someday

When I grow up, 
I want to be... like my father. 
He serves in the military, 
and helps other people 
around the world. 
He fights...

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