Grandmother Haibun Poems
These Grandmother Haibun poems are examples of Haibun poems about Grandmother. These are the best examples of Haibun Grandmother poems written by international poets.
Grandma's Easter Eggs
Remember when grandma would boil the eggs?
There were no fancy color kits to buy.
She used crushed berries for the royals, purple and blue,
tea or coffee...
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Categories:
childhood, children, environment, food,
Anna Liisa
Anna Liisa was Great-grandmother's name. She emigrated from Finland at the beginning of the 20th century.
I have only one memory of Anna Liisa from...
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Categories:
family,
Where Cardinals FlyWe crept down a meandering country road, gravel crackling underneath our tires. The countryside stretched before us like a great quilt of golden, brown, and...
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Categories:
memory,
Without Saying a WordSummer that year was beasty hot and dry. The sidewalks sizzled and roasted my bare feet, and the heat permeated the already parched ground leaving...
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Categories:
kid, mother, mother daughter,
Memories and GhostsIn the two days since my arrival, Granddad and I exchanged only a few predictable, cursory words.
“You sleep okay?” Granddad asked.
Although his silent house had...
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Categories:
family, grandfather, memory, silence,
OttomanDusty musty air hit me as I open the attic door. Turning on small torch, I pause whilst my eyes gently get acclimatised to the...
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Categories:
clothes, granddaughter, grandmother,
Memory LaneListening to her talk about past times was thrilling. Going down memory lane wasn't what she liked. Embarking on yesterday’s plane wasn’t her kind of...
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Categories:
death, family, farewell, grandmother,
Thank You Grandma
My grandma meant a lot to me. She reached into the dark place where I
was lost and brought me into the light. ...
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Categories:
grandmother,
SpringOh the beauty it will bring. The air will be filled with the fragrance from the beautiful budding flowers and trees. The sweet smell from...
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Categories:
bird, flower, rain, summer,
Like a ChildYoung children look at life differently than when they become adults.
Their love and sweetness shows through their eyes.
Why can't we keep this childlike view all...
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Categories:
blue, child, love, sweet,
Punish TwiceMy dad was wise for all to see.
Many a truth he did tell.
He knew lying he would not have.
Lying is not a...
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Categories:
dad, daughter, truth,
One's KindnessI love hearing your voice on the phone. It is music to my ears. A card now and then comes in the mail. What a...
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Categories:
beauty, day, flower, music,
A Great Kindness Persistent dry and hacking cough. Conversation halting due to mucus emerging from the lungs. Swift apologies exchange like a business transaction. The white room...
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Categories:
age, appreciation, grandmother, grandson,
Reflections - the Fragrance of GraceReflection - The Fragrance of Grace
Mail order catalogs seem to have the ability to procreate in my mailbox. Just when I think I have...
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Categories:
family, nostalgia, remember,
Amazing ColorsAmazing colors bursting through the earth. ...
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Categories:
bird, color, flower, spring,