Places Granddaughter Poems

This week’s a school vacation
And my grandkids are away,
Yet Hadley, 8.5 years old,
Connects with us each day.

They’re in a different time zone
So she FaceTimes when...

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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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November 20th 2021st
Walgreen’s parking lot, Omaha Nebraska
7:30 p.m.
Police in cars have stopped pursuing Gang Member A aka GMA.

A young woman’s car door gets pulled open.
GMA...

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When I question you,*                     ...

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I took my granddaughter to a park…and as I watched her running to and fro
I wondered what advice I could give her…you know…advice to help...

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grandma never knew her name until she was an adult
and it was Helena (some kind of birth certificate mix up) 
she embraced her new found...

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grandma never knew her name until she was an adult
and it was Helena (some kind of birth certificate mix up) 
she embraced her new found...

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A Three-Year Old Teaches Joy

The singers start their festive, upbeat song, words ringing out.
	Their jubilant voices fall upon my restless waiting ears.
Hearing her grandmother's voice...

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I like to dream, yes, that is me
of places new and fine to see.
To stream through night skies with a star,
or float on cotton clouds...

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