Sad Grandson Poems

‘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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We lost you today
And it's sad in many ways
We didn't get to meet you
Or hold you to which is hard to say
My precious Grandson
Now he...

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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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Immediately after a grandson and his grandma walked into the bookstore…the grandson walked up to me…a little bit bemused…and asked if I would help his...

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How far down, not all sad letdown,  I and my men's resolve are father!...

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This is very close to a true story...


My wife and I were sitting in a real old high school gym, halfway up the bleachers, at...

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Grandpa bought his grandson
  a precious Holiday gift
Something he'd once treasured
  that had given him a lift

He wrapped it nice and pretty
 ...

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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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I couldn’t imagine that  such love exists, 
In our universe. 
Love at first sight, most precious of all gifts,
As is and just because. 
No...

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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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His parents out to dinner, 
Henry got a little sad.
He wanted to be tucked in bed
By no one but his dad.

To comfort him, I had...

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Now halfway through your senior year,
   you'll graduate high school in June.
Dear grandson where did those years go,
   and how did...

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With sidewalk chalk, I drew a sun
Which Henry had requested
To match the clouds and moon and stars
I'd already invested.

But, "Make a sad sun" was his...

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Epitaph


How do you grieve the loss of a loved one?
How can you possibly be expected to carry on?
How do you cope when a loved one...

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