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NO TIM TAMSRight from the start my daughter, when she became a mother,
Declared a ban on candy, her children we were not to smother,
With sweets abundantly supplied, not donuts or even cakes
She remembered not too fondly, my...
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grandmother,
Form: Rhyme
Quoting Grandma
"Go in a haste. Come in a pace". Mary Coleman
She was saying, 'Get on with it'.
She was saying, 'Be a pacesetter'.
It's what my grandmother often said.
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grandmother,
Form: Free verse
GRANDMOTHERS ROCKING CHAIR
I still see her in her white rocking chair.
Sharp hearing and her once, sharp vision going.
Rocking, dreaming of her grandchildren growing.
Their toys, left abandoned, at which with love, she stares.
Her heart broken from painful emptiness!
Those...
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Categories:
absence, children, grandmother, memory,
Form: Quatrain
Calling Grandma Miss CatAt school my dears, you must call me Miss Cat
She is a teacher now, of this, the other and that
Her mind is dazzling, her fashion is chic and phat
She is kind and endearing, never rude...
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grandmother, school, teacher,
Form: Monorhyme
I Will Never Stop Wearing ItI love this sweater, I will never stop wearing it!
His great grandmother was thrilled, but smiled, knowing better.
When he was in college he became a dress designer.
And he turned his sweater into a man-bag
Which he...
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grandmother, grandson,
Form: Free verse
Cancer lossWhen looking up I only think of you an missing you never stops, I wish that goodbye never had to exist, an I miss your last forehead kiss, I wish that cancer wasn’t a disease,...
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angel, death, emotions, grandmother,
Form: Free verse
My NanaOne eye was green, the other one brown, with a mouth
that never knew a frown.
If her world was turned upside down,
she always knew she would turn it around.
My Nana..
A better hostess there couldn't be.
She accomodated...
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Categories:
family, grandmother,
Form: Light Verse
Happy Birthday Poem For My Grandma“I wrote this poem to say
Happy Birthday grandma, now you are 69,
no matter how old you get whenever you wake up 4:00am is the time. ”
“You have aged so well in these years,
...
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Categories:
birthday, grandmother,
Form: Lyric
First ChristmasIt was the first Christmas without you..
Your presence I dearly miss..
Though not mentioned you were on my mind..
Nanna did you hear my Christmas wish?
I wished that you were with us..
I wished not to see Mum...
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christmas, emotions, grandmother, grief,
Form: Rhyme
Treasured Memories
I hadn't seen her before,
We had a brief moment together,
Which still lingers in me,
I've had so much about her,
She had often sent her love and gifts.
I didn’t notice what I was told about her,
It...
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Categories:
death, grandmother, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse
Remind You of AnybodyStella Lou was outside a long time
What is she doing out there? Her grandpa asked.
Why don’t you peek out? Suggested grandma.
Stella Lou was in a long conversation with their pony.
Charleston, their pony, looked enthralled.
He...
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Categories:
grandmother, daughter, grandchild, granddaughter, grandfather,
Form: Free verse
P R I C E L E S SA soldier of a grandmother,
unconditional with the love.
Wrapped in ribbons of security,
rules and prophecies.
Reprimanded and then served treats,
moments kept deep within the heart
set to beat.
When days were sour,
the sweetness of words...
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Categories:
appreciation, dedication, grandmother, lost
Form: Free verse
Mittens VS Gloves
I love my pretty colored mittens, as soft as new kittens. ...
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Categories:
color, cool, fun, grandmother,
Form: Rhyme
Holy PrayerHoly Prayer
If words ain't enough, I'll say a prayer
Hoping that it will be heard
Cause I'm on my knees facing up
Hands clasp together as I say this prayer
I'm not worthy to demand...
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Categories:
grandmother, appreciation, beautiful, blessing, celebration,
Form: Free verse
Twas the night before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas and all seemed to be well, ...
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Categories:
christmas, family, food, grandmother,
Form: Rhyme
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