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A Lady in the StreetThis lady’s hair is so, so white,
creates an aura for that face.
Her age puts forth its beauty in the street.
She could be my charming mother,
my darling grand-mama,
that lovable great Aunt Lucy.
But I am old, and...
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Categories:
grandson, cute love, family, grandmother,
Form: Free verse
DAMIEN'S 27
For our grandson Damien’s 27th birthday..
We innocently told him, “Pick the place…any place you want to eat.”
He chose The Brisket Shoppe…where their specialty is meat.
What a wonderful restaurant choice…the vegetarians in us hesitatingly said.
realizing while...
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Categories:
birthday, grandson,
Form: Rhyme
I am
I am... my son,
who shines my lights so brightly,
who defends my side knightly.
I am... my daughter,
who shares my cares silently,
who keeps my secrets quietly.
I am... my grandson,
who keeps my life living lively,
who...
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Categories:
grandson, daughter, family, god, granddaughter,
Form: Rhyme
Not this Timethey swarm into our home like bees
seeking daisies, lilies, roses, and such
we throw sugary treats at them
allow them to commandeer the TVs
and the computers
Their parents roll their eyes
For we were never this way with “them”
We...
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Categories:
grandson, grandchild, granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother,
Form: Free verse
Freedom's Fate 2023
Long life, lived in full, longing for death's impending embrace;
my fate's final freedom wavers on two fronts, like old Simeon's.
Departure's deep desire is delayed by a first great grandchild.
...
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Categories:
grandson, 11th grade, birth, death,
Form: Sijo
Keeping a PromiseFlew home from vacation
(Glad my flight was not delayed)
And started baking cookies
For a promise had been made.
Tomorrow night starts Chanukah;
Tradition thus decrees
That my grandma’s age-old recipe
Be trotted out to please.
I counted on those cookies
In my...
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Categories:
chanukah, grandson,
Form: Rhyme
I Have Missed You SoLeroy jumped on his cycle when he heard the phone
Grandma was calling; she wanted her grandbaby home.
His mother tried to keep up as he ran that day.
Leroy was headed for his grandma’s, straight away.
He jumped...
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Categories:
grandchild, grandmother, grandson,
Form: Rhyme
Reece's It IsAs grandparents we love to spoil our grandchildren every so often. My four-year-old grandson makes it easy for me when it comes to treating him to candy every once in a while. The thing is,...
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Categories:
grandson,
Form: Haibun
The Best Day of Our LivesHe rode a pony aside a pumpkin patch...
Pet a sheep, hugged a goat.
then kissed a little lamb.
With a shimmering smile
he rescued a lopsided pumpkin...
then whispered,
"This is the best day of my life."...
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Categories:
grandson,
Form: Rhyme
Reasonable EnoughOn a workbook page
In my grandson’s book,
Which was lying out,
So I took a look,
Was an answer which
Brought a smile to me.
I will tell you now;
See if you agree.
“Just one explanation’s
Correct, so choose
And tell why...
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Categories:
grandson, school,
Form: Rhyme
When I Became a NanaWhen I became a nana,
On this date, ten years ago,
There were so many things I didn’t
Know I didn’t know.
Like how I’d feel to hold my grandson,
Singing him to sleep,
Or how my love for him would...
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Categories:
grandson, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Twenty TwentyHe skated along
road little used,
except by butterflies -
he chased.
On his scooter, he raced.
Suddenly halting,
“Aww…he flied away!”...
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Categories:
butterfly, grandson,
Form: Free verse
Three YearsIt’s the fourth birthday of his I’ve now attended
as my grandson turns three.
It’s in the park
and a new blue scooter with blue helmet
keep him entertained all afternoon.
The next morning
he’s still wearing the helmet
as I...
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Categories:
birthday, grandson, love,
Form: Narrative
The First DayHiding my face at the gate
I wait
for something to pull me
from the inertia
of my fear.
Until it builds to breaking
through
and off I run
to join the fray
on this, my first day.
Sixty years past
I still remember
the...
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Categories:
adventure, grandson, memory, preschool,
Form: Free verse
Sweet Tears For You I Cried,
‘tis the twenty second of August
the day that you were born
Today will bring such joy for me
as I celebrate your birth
‘twas wonderful dear Grandson
when you came upon this Earth
You’ve grown into the kindest...
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Categories:
august, birth, birthday, grandson,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Grandson Poems
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