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Sad Grandfather Poems

These Sad Grandfather poems are examples of Grandfather poems about Sad. These are the best examples of Grandfather Sad poems written by international poets.


Premium Member 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,



Premium Member Grandpa Shark
terrible two
is a ninja turtle
she spins her 
little play broom 
like a fighting stick 
and charges 

grandpa shark
faints and dodges
she reels back
gives him a whack
and...

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Categories: granddaughter, grandfather,

Premium Member Three Legged Table
As a child, 
I loved to watch Grandpa build. 
His basement workshop, 
was filled with tools. 
Tools hanging on every wall, 
wood neatly stacked in...

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Categories: child, fun, grandfather, love,

Premium Member Pappy's Party
arthritic hands search the fretboard
finding chords that hurt the least
the old guitar brings a toothless grin
then we sneak a sip of whiskey...

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Categories: age, goodbye, grandfather,

Premium Member Happiest Grandfather Clock
He is the happiest clock I have ever had!
This was said by my aunt who is never sad.
I named him Bruce, after my kind stepdad.
How...

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Categories: grandfather, humor,



Premium Member An Old Shovel
I remember when Grandpa used me everyday,                  ...

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Categories: grandfather, old, remember, sky,

Papaw's 100th Birthday
He was my papaw and he was my father's dad.
When he died in 1994, it was both tragic and sad.
If Papaw had survived, he would...

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Categories: birthday, grandfather,

A Past Long Gone
My father worked the land with
Both horse and tractor plough.
That family way of life is past,
We  are all city dwellers now.
My father and mother...

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Categories: age, grandfather, memory, retirement,

Premium Member A Picture of Him
We stood silent
in the cold wind,  
snug in the wrapped warmth
of our grandmothers thick coat, 
my sister and I,
staring into the mystery
of a freshly...

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Categories: grandfather, memory,

Burkette
Papaw was born in 1910 on the first of May.
He died a quarter of a century ago today.
After living a long life, he died at...

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Categories: anniversary, family, grandfather,

Premium Member My Granddad's Father Christmas

My Granddad's Father Christmas

My granddad’s Father Christmas.
I’ve known since, as a waif,
I heard his Father Christmas voice
That deep and rumbling friendly noise.
It kept me warm...

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Categories: grandfather, christmas, relationship,

Premium Member Grandfather Mouse Knew What To Do
The moth was morose and sad, things had not gone his way.
He sat on the mushroom topper, thinking how gray was his day.
A grandfather mouse...

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Categories: grandfather,

Little Man
There was joy, there was sorrow
there was darkness, there was light.
And then you came to be among us
on a cold and winter’s night.

The little miracle,...

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Categories: grandfather, baby, boy, child, childhood,

Premium Member New Shoes
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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Categories: grandfather, absence, chocolate, cinderella, grandchild,

Be Like John Wayne
Written April 14, 2017


It's easy to fall in love
Even easier to break apart
I've been trying for six long years
To mend this broken heart

You used to...

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Categories: death, family, grandfather, grief,


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