Adventure Grandson Poems

Hiding 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...

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He grabs the wheel; his eyes are wild
A reckless danger in this child
That comes from never having suffered loss

He points us down the rocky road
My...

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There is a young man who loved the sea
He could read the stars and winds by age three
He loved to venture along the Alaska shores
Leaning...

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My grandson has the body
     tattooed with images of birds...
     Every day I pray that when the...

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What's your name LeiNah what's your last name Williams who am I Papa
What's your name come here talk to me(sounds of high pitch screaming from...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Flickered fingers;
Can't dial ringers;
Telephone calls;
Babies cry and crawls;

what do you do?
what do you do?
When their diapers fall?...

6/8/20
written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2020...

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The Garden at Grandma’s

The house is quiet, the chores are all done. 
We have gathered in the place out back. 
There is pit for a...

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It was semi-dark in her
kitchen and late at night,
When Panagiota fell to the 
floor, with both legs in flight.
On her right hip, she landed
so terribly hard!

Alas, getting...

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--Ode to Grandson CARLIN NATHANIEL AUGUSTUS WILLIAMS--


you are the one 
for you are a  baby boy I love 
a hero 

Some may call you...

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grandpa use to sit in his rockin chair
I'd climb in his lap
both started to nod off
so we took a nap
he'd let me play in his...

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Grandfather and Grandson

Grandfather, grandson
fishing together on lake
enjoying the day...

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Dylan one word shy, defense strong
cutting base lines with intensity 
court time's hustling, miles spent
good times with assist, perfect jumper sent
dreams cemented building more to...

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The cars all line up for the big race,
Determination set on the drivers face.
Off they go at frightening speed,
All are vying to be in the...

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Your arrival predate mine by two generations
Five weeks now since
Your permanent departure
Internal thoughts conflicted
Forever reminiscin’
Your heavily influenced overture

13, a younglin’
Curtain rise’s inception
On my personal narrative
Shaped...

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