Long Papaw Poems

Ponytails and blue jeans 
Sat at Papaw's knee, 
Watching as he whittled 
On old branches from a tree. 
    And while he talked of cowboys 
And big old Texas ranches, 
He trimmed...

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All of our lives changed for good.
We’d all change it if we could.
We’d all bring back Clay,
For just another day.
Oh, all the things we would say.
If we knew,
He’d never see the next morning dew.
The hardest...

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Listing long lists of church leaders longing for forgiveness, healing ...
Listing members and loved ones (& PKs: Preachers' kids) now "unbelieving"
For you will agree with me, it takes more faith to believe in Science today


L,...

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If only you was here with us you would 
                         have...

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When you see sugarplum reindeer pulling,              a chocolate Santa  in a golden sleigh        ...

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Car doors slam, country quiet broken
A race ensues… front door flies open
Dogs start barking, excitedly running
A happy day... grandsons are coming

Overnight bags in a flash are dropped
Energy released can never be stopped
"Papaw! Momo! We're here!"...

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You are not yet born but I love you so,
excited for your arrival in ech day that you grow.
I look forward to meeting you for the very first time,
happy to have you sweet grandbaby of...

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"Get out of the kitchin"! 
I hear Gramma say
"It will be ready when it ready"
"Dont touch that pie"!
"Thats for Company"

Turkey, fresh bread and spices 
Fill the air
The kids are bouncing  off the walls
Lions and...

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"Get out of the kitchen"! I hear Gramma say
"It will be ready when its ready"
"Dont touch that pie"! "Thats for Company"

Turkey, fresh bread and spices fill the air
The kids are bouncing  off the walls,...

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We lost more than just a Dad that day
We lost half of how we came to be
We lost we four girls first love
We lost our Best Friend

We lost more than just a Dad that day
Our...

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You were my Grandfather but I called you Papaw instead.
It hurt very much when Mom told me that you were dead.
When you died, the flower shop sold out of flowers and had to start selling...

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My Grandma
I remember when I was young
And you were young
Now you're old
And I've been told
That you must go
Don't you know
I love you so?
I can't let go
I won't let go

I don't wanna cry.  I don't...

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Sunday March 6, 2016 was the day,
the day that you went away--
only 47 you was much to young,
seems like your life just begun--
you had so much more to do,
and we had more to say like...

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You know a tractor is not a toy
Not a play thing for a little boy
But when cradled in its seat
Life became for me a treat

Behind its wheel I learned to drive
Found happiness in being alive
Released...

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My roots are were love begins gram paw was my best friend
Always loving and caring for me till the end
We always talk loved an shared to each other everything
As I walk to the stone that...

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Bri and I lying cuddled on the hammock just before night
Looking up to the skies with anticipation of a glorious sight
Watching the clouds travel while creating imagery to view
As we pointed to the artwork created...

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I open up a photo album,
Seeing your bright face
Filled with smiles, laughter and joy
gleaming with such grace

A scholar in such things
Such as farming, God and love
A savior to those whom you've given
knowledge from above

A man...

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He was my papaw and he was my father's dad.
When he died in 1994, it was both tragic and sad.
If Papaw had survived, he would be celebrating his birthday.
If he hadn't died, he would've become...

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These two are for Joseph and Idella, my mother's parents :
 
Sayings
Funny, southern
Attentive, inquiring, divulging
"Shut your mouth wide open!"
Mamaw
 
Vegetables
John Deere
Planting, fertilizing, watering
Working, filling the freezer
Papaw
 
These two are for Emmett and Lurlene, my father's...

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