Black Grandmother Poems
These Black Grandmother poems are examples of Grandmother poems about Black. These are the best examples of Grandmother Black poems written by international poets.
What you don't know won't hurt you~that she saw her mother as a child lying strewn on the kitchen floor black and blue~
~that the taste does not matter only that it...
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grandmother, abuse, appreciation, class, dedication,
To the Strongest Woman I've Ever KnownTo the strongest
Woman I’ve ever known,
The brightest light in every
Room, Church,
Hall and building
That she
Ever entered.
To the strongest
Woman I’ve ever known,
You never knew
How...
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anxiety, grandmother, grief, growing
Those We LoveThose we love don't go away
They walk beside us everyday
And, I wish you knew her
When You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown was running
I wish...
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emotions, grandmother, grief, hurt,
Boxes of MemoriesIt's hard to believe it has been nine years
since my brother delivered each box.
They all seemed to hold a special key,
mysteries and memories to unlock.
My...
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dad, grandfather, grandmother, memory,
Riding Hood Truth or Dare
Why Little Red Riding Hood
Seems you're steppin' out
Dodgin' bullets and pullin' clout
And what happened to the Grandma stop
Did she want you out?
The whole forest heard...
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adventure, beauty, fantasy, grandmother,
The PhotographThe Photograph
A crease, a blemish
runs across it all
Black and White
No colour then
A Mother embraces her child
The word mom scratched in with love
MOM!
Who’s mom, not...
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absence, appreciation, family, grandmother,
The Great Indian KitchenIn my kitchen's grasp, where spices hop free,
Whispers of our memories, in each recipe.
Khichdi's humble grace, a bow to our roots,
In grains and lentils, tradition...
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culture, family, grandmother, hindi,
A Grandmother Remembering
Where have all the moments gone,
As fresh as a summer breeze!
That kissed newborn, fresh, emerald
leavees on Chicago’s trees.
Whatever became of my expansive,
Blond desk,...
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beautiful, family, grandmother,
ready or notLook look it’s crazy I’m the one they want to represent
Young black girl,I can probably be the president
I’m the voice of the youth,you heard my...
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grandmother, city, father daughter, freedom,
Chapter 146 --DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: Mass Family Vacation Invasion PlanDate: March 2051
Nearly spring afternoon Molly Dolly
And Holly were visiting the grown
Children across the street. Damian
Was on video com with the family...
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grandmother, absence, adventure, allusion, beautiful,
The FuneralThere were crows at the funeral,
cawing to their hearts' lament,
it rained at the burial,
a hollow shell of blank torment,
faces weeping tears of black,
it doesn't seem...
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angst, death, funeral, grandmother,
Black WeddingThe sun lights ablaze the insides of the church
And colours the aisle for a girl to waltz down
Clutching a carved dress sashaying over stone
She reaches...
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funeral, grandmother, grave, wedding,
Yew Tree LodgeYEW TREE LODGE - Story poem
When I was young we had a local witch, or so they said.
Meg Reid at Yew Tree Lodge. That’s...
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grandmother,
Grandma HaikuYou drink coffee black
Hang your clothes in sunlight
Blue eyed Grandma...
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grandmother,
A Many-Colored ShawlThere was an old lady who wore an old shawl,
knitted it herself with wool bought at the mall.
Now old and ragged, Granddaughter Pennie thought
my friends...
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Categories:
friendship, granddaughter, grandmother,