Nature Granddaughter Poems

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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Miner's Dream

Somewhere in this truck-bed sand there is meaning
There are answers
Humor
Hope
A hand
Up

Somewhere in this earth's marrow I will find a meadow
Surrounded by old trees
And new...

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Inquisitive mind,
precious, sweet face.
World full of wonder,
brought here by grace.

Universe opens
just out the door.
Nature is calling;
much to explore.

Things I would show you:
to seek, to avoid.
Patience:...

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Six mile hike
Twelve hundred feet of climb
Viv in a pack
Up on my back
I’d do it anytime

Six mile hike
Left a car at the top
Hiking through lava
Jonesing...

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saguaros 
guardians of the sonora
a battalion wafting 
in one hundred degree heat 
standing sentry on granite slopes
vertical green etches
in carmel cliffs
literally--litter the foothills

rising up the...

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This is dedicated to my precious granddaughter, Amiana Rose Love, as a gift for her 19th birthday.  Lots of Love!

Amiana in Grandma’s Eyes

This is...

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Once, I was a purple bird
A red bird, a blue bird
A yellow bird, a green bird
Through all those birds
I realized the words
Were simply a display...

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When I question you,*                     ...

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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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LIVING WITH DREAM
                      ...

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OH to be 21


Your 21st has finally come,

And now your journey has begun,

To say I’m proud is simply not enough,

Of the incredibly intelligent, independent,

Wonderful, wise...

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Water and sand, two God-made items that intrigue a 4-year-old like nothing else can.
I am grand parenting a happy boy who is completely mesmerized by...

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look at a person
know his sobriety or aggression
look into his eyes
know of  what deep down lies

you can know his passion
you can know if there's...

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Please dry your eyes, now don’t you cry...
Let me share with you a lullaby....
I used to tuck you into bed....
Back when you were young....and such...

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Life is so precious, so hard to keep.
Daddy died, a baby were discovered.
Secretly growing in my young daughters body.

A mixture of all cultures, all races...

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