School Granddaughter Poems

ON THE FORECOURT OF THE STARS

Mama Mia! What a voice!
Her depth of emotion carries the show.
Cast of friends slow burn the audience.
Shimmy of stars with...

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In a long red skirt, with a great big smile,
Our young senorita danced,
Doing all the moves in Flamenco style,
For third graders, quite advanced.

Though we watched...

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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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Dear Asia.
 
I was awakened in the middle of the night
with you on my mind. By the time the clock
struck 12:40 AM, the tears had...

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We are old MacDonald’s great-grandchildren
who help him in his fields during weekends,
We gather chopped hays and feed his chicken,
then watch him works with his farmers...

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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’m going to be a fireman
I’m going to be a cop
I’m going to be a soldier
I’m going to own a candy shop

I’m going to be...

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The bedlam lifts if only for a while;
a brief but needed calm falls on the house
when she departs for school aboard the bus.
Though trying hard...

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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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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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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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The women in my family
Clean baby butts, scrubb toilets
Work, go to school, cook dinner
And study for final exams while everyone sleeps

Daughters, sisters, mothers and grandmothers...

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Make it easy on yourself
And they won’t think you’re mean.
Let the grandkids, home from school, 
Indulge in time on screen.

In their younger days, they’d love
To...

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She looks out the window, from her old rocking chair,
With wrinkles on her face and graying hair. 

Every girl is close to their mother, 
For...

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This morning’s snowfall dusting
Was a school-day-off surprise
And so exciting watching through
My grandkids’ eager eyes.

So shortly after breakfast
When I went to feed the birds,
 “I’m coming...

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