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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.


Premium Member Boxes of Memories
It'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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Categories: 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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Categories: adventure, beauty, fantasy, grandmother,

The Photograph
The 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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Categories: absence, appreciation, family, grandmother,

The Great Indian Kitchen
In 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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© Gisli Nair  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: culture, family, grandmother, hindi,

Premium Member 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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Categories: beautiful, family, grandmother,



ready or not
Look 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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© keke davis  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: grandmother, city, father daughter, freedom,

Premium Member Chapter 146 --DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: Mass Family Vacation Invasion Plan
Date:  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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Categories: grandmother, absence, adventure, allusion, beautiful,

The Funeral
There 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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© Ash Miller  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: angst, death, funeral, grandmother,

Black Wedding
The 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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Categories: funeral, grandmother, grave, wedding,

Yew Tree Lodge
YEW 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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Categories: grandmother,

Grandma Haiku
You drink coffee black
Hang your clothes in sunlight
Blue eyed Grandma...

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Categories: grandmother,

Premium Member A Many-Colored Shawl
There 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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© Ann Peck  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: friendship, granddaughter, grandmother,

Premium Member Flutter-Byes
"Buff-a-flies!" My tiny granddaughter points 
   to the black and yellow wings settling around us.
"Butter-flies," I agree with caveat. 

She scowls and refuses...

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Categories: butterfly, child, granddaughter, grandmother,

Premium Member That Was Our Christmas
That was Christmas! Great Great Grandma told them. 
The children were stunned at the old photo.
This did not look like any Christmas they had ever...

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Categories: christmas, granddaughter, grandmother, memory,

Songs
Songs
(to my life and grandma)

No easy to think
when we are afraid
when we look around
and there is not a place
where we can feel
where we can play
when...

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Categories: family, feelings, grandmother,


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