Child Grandson Poems

The joy of birth, the growing up,
leads us to adore our lovely babies.
But not, alas, without the toils of life.
Because we experience a lack of...

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‘Twas way back in them days 
when the ranch owner’s ways
was just about the only law there was around

Rancher’s money was king
and gun violence reigned
till...

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The ambulance ride only lasted
For 10 minutes.
Delilah was in Labor now
Experiencing strange labor
Sensations. They were orgasms
Dolly didn't want to admit that.
Most of both families swept...

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I sit before the February fire
and watch the flames die down to amber glow.
My grandson comes just in the nick of time
to bring the fire...

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~~ A Grandmother’s Memoirs~~



God, did indeed, more than bless me with jeweled, precious memories.
And a family living so near. That’s no small thing, these days,...

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To some, a Garrison is a strong fort
(Or troops encamped inside, an armed cohort).
Or thoughts might turn to a centurion:
A leader of the many soon...

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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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I ponder
How long will this innocence last.
As I watch him play….take leave
Of our world
And become a dinosaur,
Roar and stomp and laugh
And mispronounce their names.

I watch...

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Where has the young boy gone,
Oh, where has the young boy gone?

The one who played
So quietly with his toys,
But who was capable of making
Such a...

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Placed against my heart I breathe you in
wrapped in a crocheted shawl
and I remember
 
Rocked to a forgotten rhythm within my soul
snuggled safe within my arms
and...

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Sometimes I get to wondering, why?
Almost any old subject will do,
          For I have one of...

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*Image of Christmas Cookie Child by Pixabay.

Cute Christmas Cookie Crumblier
(REVISED)

Xmas snacks eaten by Chucky,
nodded he chews feelin' lucky,
grandma said 'bout her treats,
Chucky like my baked...

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Giggles would erupt
                      ...

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It was going to be the best Christmas of the most spectacular, magnificent Christmases in the world.Certainly, the best one we had ever seen, for...

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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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