Grandfather Light Poems

Strong, in some ways –
Reflecting the old times, the old days,
Like a moment inspired by light,
Suggesting the beauty of a smile,
Echoing truth in every movement,
Exposing...

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Some folks like to say that life’s a beach
Build our castles in the sand and then we dive
But there are few who care enough to...

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that was a crackerjack
a dandy
a pippen
a doozy
a corker
a whale
grandson stared at his elderly grandfather
having no idea what language he was speaking...

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Putting puzzles together used to be relaxing.
But now it is not nearly as much fun.
For I live with a grandfather who always hides the last...

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moon’s tears do not pour
They trail out on top of the water
why do they not go in? asks grandchild
Gram loves it that he thinks she...

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"Black Pearl" 

I was told,

I was like a grain of sand
that found its way in my 
mother’s ocean to a strange
home, where there within, 
I...

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Work roughened hands
Gentle like a heart
Who bends its ear, listening…
Whispering kindness
Coloring the morning songs
In laughter, smiles
Love that abides inside one
Who is more than kind
He is...

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Jimmy flaps horns and I don’t care
Jimmy flaps horns and I don’t care
Jimmy flaps horns and…..
I smile as I listen, loving it this new way.
Age...

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Autumn light

Softly they walk on a day in October
The old man and sunlight among olive trees
Planted when his grandfather was young.

On the track hove marks...

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Deep in thought
  I clear my throat
When out pops the frog

Sometimes I'm so nervous
  I about pee in my pants
Holy Moses: Here come...

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The miracle is restoring
joy.

Sometimes this means bringing back the dead,
Opening the eyes of the blind,
Restoring limbs,
and so on,
but these are just means to a Greater...

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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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Happy enchanting you-- little pearl
She's Grandpa girl 
Captivating girl 
So fascinating 
O'boy-O-joy
however enthralling
Always and forever Grandpa's little darling 

5/25/20
Written words by James Edward Lee...

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Heaven’s light shines brighter today
And its gates are opened extra wide
They’re preparing for another angel
To be seated by God’s side.
The trumpets blow louder
And the angel’s...

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Light—I was barely even myself, but some light…
Her light—no my own enemy Himself! 
—The Lord Eternal!—
How could I let this happen to me? – 

And...

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