Day Grandparents Poems

I love hearing stories,
stories from my grandparents.
They love to tell stories,
stories from many years ago.
Grandma tells about bread,
when black showed up they would cut if off.
Then...

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“I don’t like to give advice…but I will tell you what I know.” my grandpa used to say.
and much of the advice he never gave…I...

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Now I

"Now I lay me down to sleep."

We all know the prayer
that we should keep.
Grandma taught us
when we were small
so that we would remember, 
when...

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We are in Day One of the occupation, having survived the first night; however, in a surprise attack, they employed biological warfare and the defenses...

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Inspired by the unending love my grandparents had for each other and a story of one of their winter dates.

On this cloudy winter day, 
the...

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Another warm day has begun,
Soaking in the California sun.
Volleyball players having fun,
Joggers flying by on the run.

Children brave the tide unafraid,
Couples snuggle close in the...

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Can you smell the turkey cooking?
Can you smell the pumpkin pie?
Can you see the children lurking,
With a glimmer in their eye?

See the table filled with...

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You came and faded in the rising sun like snow
But left my heart a glow
Your smile was ever golden and pure 
Like the heart of...

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Caring and The Job

The caretaker got out of the car. 
She went to the back, 
opened the door, 
and pulled her ward out too. 
He...

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Unsettled Calm

Why am I writing this, 
when they say... 
really no one cares? 
I don't believe they are right. 
The more "they" try to prove...

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Day Dreams

I love to have daydreams, 
about the nighttime. 
I believe I can see it all 
clearer in the light. 
I am not afraid of...

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Deprived (sleep)

The small green light
on the radio dial... 
glares at me in the dark. 
It is like a lazar light show going off. 
I threw...

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Ribbons

Thoughts are flowing
like water passing under the bridge. 
There are rivulets that form ribbons... 
of greater meaning found in the lower reaches. 
There is where...

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Recycled

I have gone through many storms. 
Some I thought would capsize the boat, 
and drown both me, 
and my beloved children.
At the first sign of...

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Strong

You are my rock, 
the stone I stand upon. 
I married you, 
because you knew the Lord, 
and felt that we, 
were made to be
together....

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