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Old Man
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Wren Rushing
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grandparents, wisdom,
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I am Elderly and Aint No Shame
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James Edward Lee Sr.
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analogy, anxiety, appreciation, grandparents,
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AMERICA DOESN'T CARE FOR THE ELDERLY NO ONE CARES
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James Edward Lee Sr.
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grandparents, abuse, age, assonance, discrimination,
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I AIN'T OLD BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD
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James Edward Lee Sr.
| Free verse |
grandparents, absence, age, analogy, community,
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I AM ELDERLY
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James Edward Lee Sr.
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grandparents, appreciation, assonance, encouraging, endurance,
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My Greatest Adventure
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Curtis Moorman
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grandparents, anniversary, blessing, celebration, children,
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The Greatest Generation
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M.P. Shaudd
| Lyric |
appreciation, family, grandparents, life,
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Age Four Is Coming
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Caren Krutsinger
| Free verse |
grandparents,
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GRANDPARENT LOVE
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Jim Yerman
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grandparents,
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Hope and Love
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Tigerlily Swanson
| I do not know? |
grandparents, birthday, cousin, family, grandmother,
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Letty
by Ernilando Tugaff
LETTY
Forty-three years ago when I said " I do "
The day I " gave my name to you "
With a tearful eyes I made...
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grandparents, betrayal, children, engagement, grandchild,
GRAND OUTDOORS
by Kim Rodrigues
the trumpet flowers
play upon ten fingers
- counting memories
9/2/2018
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Haiku |
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Categories:
flower, grandparents,
BLOWING IN THE WIND
by JAN ALLISON
We’d gather on the old wooden porch
gramps would sit in his rocking chair
with wisps of smoke rising from his cigar
I’d snuggle up to gran
on...
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grandparents, memory,
The human experience
by John Hamilton
The human experience
We enter this world with a soulful cry
as children we're gifted the skills to live
Nothing satisfies our questioning Why?
we learn, make mistakes, then...
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age, change, grandparents, growing
Standing The Ground
by Subimal Sinha-Roy
Your mind was inflated with thick air of ego,
the actions going wrong you didn't ever own.
When in my meek way I vainly tried to show
all...
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anger, grandparents, how i
My Great Grandparents Legacy
by Caren Krutsinger
I have relatives all over the USA, in one state or another.
Thanks to my randy great-grandparents who could not keep their hands off each other.
They...
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grandparents,
The red wheelbarrow
by Wendy Watson
The old red wheelbarrow is still standing there
right next to my Grandfather’s fixed rocking chair.
Though neither has moved in a good many years
their presence revives...
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death, grandparents, happiness, memory,
Grand Parenting Outside
by Caren Krutsinger
Water and sand, two God-made items that intrigue a 4-year-old like nothing else can.
I am grand parenting a happy boy who is completely mesmerized by...
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grandparents, grandchild, granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother,
Grandad the superhero
by Andrew Pollard
Grandad The Superhero
My grandad was a superhero,
You would not think it true,
For now he’s old and very slow,
And he only wears one shoe.
He used to...
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grandparents, 1st grade, child, grandfather,
I Will Never Give Up
by Dana Redricks
Author Dana Redricks
August 5, 2018
Although my body is consumed
with pain, and it seems a dark
cloud seems to hover above
No matter what we go through
We...
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grandparents, blessing, confidence, courage, deep,
Grandchildren
by Caren Krutsinger
grandchildren weasel into heart wrinkles
smoothing, soothing, and loving
revitalizing you
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Kimo |
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grandparents, grandchild, granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother,
A Fictitious Alternative Up Bringing
by matthew harris
Found me raised
in the Antebellum South
born an academically gifted
whip smart,...
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grandparents, 11th grade, 12th grade,
EYES
by Line Gauthier
eyes lit up
showing off
photos of grandkids
posted on August 2, 2018...
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Senryu |
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blessing, family, grandchild, grandparents,
THE RED WHEELBARROW
by JAN ALLISON
How I loved spending a week of the summer holidays with my grandparents. Gramps would come and pick me up in his old pick- up...
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Haibun |
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childhood, garden, grandparents, memory,
Pictures on the wall
by Robbie McClellan
Gray haired man hobbling down the hall
Forty years of pictures hanging on the wall
From diapers to kindergarten and their very first bike
That time at...
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I do not know? |
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grandparents, beautiful, child, childhood, family,
If I Am Taken Hostage
by Caren Krutsinger
If I am ever taken hostage
I hope it’s by my grandchildren
They will take me to a park,
And make me swing and slide,
I will crazy laugh
And...
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Nonet |
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grandchild, grandparents, how i
Grandparenting
by Kurt Philip Behm
Becoming totally involved
—while keeping your opinions to yourself
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
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grandparents,
jago and uma: we didn't start the family
by George Christos
jago christos uma rose
ethan cuevas corone
kelly elizabeth christos
alexia daniel wade jonathan james
emily-rose pau and willow too
we didn't start the family
it was always growing
since the...
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grandparents, birth, brother, family, father,
Esteemed Age Glaze
by John Anderson
The warm patina of old age is cherished
revered, conserved, protected as irreplaceable.
Unlike the wrinkles and scars
that deface waned youth expired.
Only time and good care
coats much-loved...
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age, grandparents, old,
I SHALL TAKE PRIDE IN MEDALLION STRENGTH
by JAN ALLISON
My brave grandfather fought in the trenches
there he saw things that no man should see
With blood of his comrades he drenches
so exhausted,...
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Categories:
grandparents, pride, remember, tribute,