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Grandfatherly Poems - Poems about Grandfatherly


Impossible Mission To Captcha Infinitesimal Moment
...Impossible mission to captcha infinitesimal moment alternately titled: tick tock runneth amuck seconds elapse imperceptibly leaving me dumbstruck, how quickly fleeting tempus fugit; ofttimes......

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Categories: grandfatherly, 12th grade, analogy, butterfly,
Form: Rhyme
Ohio Dawning's
...Did you remake yourself out of rust and algae again? Yesterday was a gray beached hull now it’s summer in the cornfields, the tangy air has a towheaded fizz. The mosquitoes have submarines they......

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Categories: grandfatherly, poetry,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member An Important Man
...Lisa’s dad has a visitor from out of town - a “very important man.” He came early. He was dressed casually, in slacks, and a jacket over a mock-turtleneck. He was genial, behind tortoiseshell glasses......

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Categories: grandfatherly, business, family, feelings, grandfather,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Old Souls
...I see the evergreen live oaks in my backyard as old wise souls Cosmic storehouses of wisdom, integrity and strength from the source They stand tall soaring up high with their expansive curved bru......

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Categories: grandfatherly, appreciation, creation, endurance, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Inside Outdoor Voices
...Just as honesty plants seeds of integrity so too vulnerability plants seeds of honesty. My primary vocation in this my gay grandfatherly retiring age is to parent mindbody challenged adolescen......

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Categories: grandfatherly, environment, family, health, love,
Form: Prose Poetry



Sgt Shultz Defense
... He knew how to keep his job: Follow orders, speak to superiors only when spoken to And always give a subservient nod His grandfather taught his father, and his father taught him ... Be......

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Categories: grandfatherly, humorous, patriotic, soldier, war,
Form: Narrative
Story About Santa Contest
...Sponsor: Carol Eastman Long before Christmas had become a jolly folklore, I met a grandfatherly man... He was clean shaven, tiny and crabby, And always wore a floppy black suit, his name wa......

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Categories: grandfatherly, christmas, joy, nature,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Essay: a Better Kind of Poetry Contest On Poemhunter
...CHALLENGE TITLE POETRY CONTEST FOR AUGUST ON POEMHUNTER.COM! 'WHY DO TURTLES CROSS THE ROAD? ' OK FOLKS! Please choose your favorite poem from those entered here and remember too to give you......

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Categories: grandfatherly, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Grandpa Tribute To Grandfathers Everywhere
...Grampa? It’s a question usually posed with an inquisitive frown On an angelic face with large, limpid eyes And whatever I’m doing, I stop and put down Peer sagely over bifocals and look gran......

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Categories: grandfatherly, childhood, family, grandfather, love,
Form: Rhyme

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