God Grandson Poems

EASTER BUNNY OF FLORIDA

God sends gifts to sensitive hearts.
My grandson left his pets behind
as we travelled from familiar parts
of Georgia to Florida. God is kind.

Muffin,...

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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...

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they 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...

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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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Grandma is as proud as she can be!
Her Eddie~growing tall as his backyard tree.
He dons his classic St. Mary’s uniform.
Not wearing a freaky shirt with...

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New Shoes

"Grandpa, my shoes are too small, 
or maybe my feet or too big?"

"You are going to be ten foot tall, 
if you don't stop...

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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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Someday

When I grow up, 
I want to be... like my father. 
He serves in the military, 
and helps other people 
around the world. 
He fights...

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The tinted walls’ filled with paintings -
Max, Bull, Fanch, Chen and Noah.
The mantel, shelves, tabletops cleared
to be lemon-dusted and windex-spritzed.

Company’s coming. Lots to be done.
Blinds...

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Face Time
By Franklin Price
02/22/2022

In the middle of last evening, my cell phone began to shrill
I answered, there was baby Dean, being held by Auntie Lil
Technology...

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I went to church with my daughter and her family
soon after my mom died. I sat between my two grandkids—
one in kindergarten and the other...

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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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Poems about Fathers and Grandfathers IV



Neglect
by Michael R. Burch

What good are your tears?
They will not spare the dying their anguish.
What good is your concern
to a...

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Poems about Fathers and Grandfathers I

I translated the first six Native American poems for my father when he chose to enter hospice and end his...

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Grace

Black and white like a panda bear, 
but so much softer is your hair. 
Every day you smile at me, 
your toothy grin a blessing....

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