Journey Grandfather Poems
These Journey Grandfather poems are examples of Grandfather poems about Journey. These are the best examples of Grandfather Journey poems written by international poets.
Eminent domain, manifest destiny, usurpationEminent domain, manifest destiny, usurpation...
Maternal grandfather of mine
long since passed among the living;
He left his Motherland
before onset of Holodomor,
a policy of the Soviet Union...
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Categories:
grandfather, abuse, age, anger, bereavement,
Golden Hearts - ::POTD::How does it feel?
It's hard to tell
Sad when I pause
Taking moments to dwell
It's the pearl that is lost
It's the half-empty shell
It's the un-told story
It's...
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Categories:
angel, bereavement, goodbye, grandfather,
Summer with the StoicIt was the summer of my 16th year. Mother encouraged me to spend part of my summer vacation with Granddad, a self-professed stoic. I reluctantly...
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grandfather, strength, wisdom,
When Grandpa DiedThe light faded from the old man’s eyes
As he lay quietly on the white, linen sheet
His last words came a few hesitant sighs,
And then, his...
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Categories:
class, death, grandfather,
Faith HealerThe miracle is restoring
joy.
Sometimes this means bringing back the dead,
Opening the eyes of the blind,
Restoring limbs,
and so on,
but these are just means to a Greater...
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grandfather, addiction, allah, anger, beautiful,
There For MeLooking 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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grandfather, 12th grade, character, hope,
The Rite of PassageThe rite of passage
The old green wagon moves a life
Heads appear like nodding gulls
Eyes cast down searching cracked flags
Hopes from people sadly to be missed.
Un-walked...
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Categories:
grandfather, life, memory,
Poems About Fathers and Grandfathers IPoems 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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Categories:
grandfather, father, father daughter, father
ChrysanthemumsIn that time when the leaves
Are on fire,
Sparks from the autumn sun,
I return
To my place of nurturing
And ancestors.....
It’s there that sleep becomes...
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Categories:
absence, emotions, grandfather,
Early TripOnce we were very young,
Our journey had begun,
We bounced around in the back,
No seatbelts, alas, alack,
I was rubbing the hair of Grandpa Jack,
Trying to drive,...
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Categories:
car, childhood, family, grandfather,
Early TripOnce we were very young,
Our journey had begun,
We bounced around in the back,
No seatbelts, alas, alack,
I was rubbing the hair of Grandpa Jack,
Trying to drive,...
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Categories:
car, childhood, family, grandfather,
Mine Impossible Self Educating MissionMine Impossible Self Educating Mission...
Finds muss elf facing Lenovo
(external Macbook
Pro screen) whoosh'n
with all manner
...
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Categories:
grandfather, 12th grade, class, crush,
Presence Beyond My MindA Sistine Chapel lies outside our house,
a cellar used by former runaways.
Recalling stories from our grandpa Joe,
remember how he always kept a horse
to transport couples...
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Categories:
grandfather, 11th grade, allusion, freedom,
Don'T Worry About ItSnap crackle pop's not my cereal sound anymore
Now that's how I sound getting up off the floor
It's not new if I'm up at the crack...
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Categories:
feelings, grandfather, humor, perspective,
The Fruit ManRemember Beefsteak Charlies?
I don’t remember the last time I saw one
but every time I see one of those
tomatoes, I remember Charlie
my Charlie, the one who...
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Categories:
appreciation, grandfather, imagery, journey,