Son Grandson Poems

My son and my grandson are up in the air
On the way to a tropical isle.
In an hour or so, they’ll be at their hotel,
Where...

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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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We took our grandson to the Met,
His very first time there,
A special day with him alone,
A circumstance quite rare.

We rode the bus from where we...

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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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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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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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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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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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It was 30 years ago…one year after Grandma died…after we said goodbye…when our son wanted to plant a tree by her grave…at that time the...

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Eleven years ago tonight,
Our son and his new bride
Exchanged their vows to start their life
Together, side by side.

Today, they’re off to celebrate,
A mini-trip away
So with...

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We bought our son a globe way back
When he was just a boy.
He loved to learn; we thought it would
Be something he’d enjoy.

He spun it...

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GRANDSON-IN-LAW

This wish is filled with lots of fun
For my grandson-in-law Andrew
He will turn 37 in the year of 2021
And will carry a few memories too

He...

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M is for the young Man you became.
A is for the Ambition you gained.
S is for the Son we love.
O is for all the Occasions...

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Christian, it is good to know
I expected a forever Valentine
fifty years ago for your father’s
due date was fourteenth of February.

Obviously he did not want to...

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