Grandfather Monorhyme Poems

Choosing his lunch was the pigeon grandfather’s goal.
He liked lasagna and fettuccini down to his Italian soul.
But right now, he had to concentrate on his...

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Grandpa, why can't I go outside and play
  Yesterday seems so far away
Well, my boy, once your hair's all gray
  Yesterday's only a...

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“You’re burlap and satin; you’re leather and lace,”
	the bride-to-be’s mother said. “He’s a disgrace!
	Break up with him. It’s not too late to save face.
	He’s our...

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The sky is slowly melting as the sun blisters through,
The forecast is capping near one hundred twenty-two.
Birds stopped chirping, squirrels left without a clue,
Water trickles...

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SMILE-WHILE - TRIAL

He sat alone in his chair staring into space his face fixed in a smile,
I watched as his eyes glistened and twinkled in...

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There was a time when you sat on my knee
And listened to my stories  ardently.
Each word that I read, in my eyes you'd see.
Now...

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Both in supreme shelter in snuggling beside each other
Great grandpapa and Ella the great grand daughter
contented time smiles, -- at times blooming into laughter
Both absorbed...

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Ella’s Lullabies


twilight wanes with a child’s fascination 

lullabies  that deeply moves   papa’s  admiration  

dreams of generation inheritance   ...

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Sad girl, can you hear the wind in the trees whistling,
That is your grandpa with his tune like a bird visiting;
Always recall him with...

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Many years ago I read tales to my grand mother
As you now read with love to your grandfather
I fathom my childhood joys with my grandmother
Helped...

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Personal Memories - Three Generations


Three generations in between them now so kindly lie;

sweet great granddaughter and great grand-papa can now belie
 
those years.  She...

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Come one, come all ~ stand up and call,
the ramrod's junk yard, car part's maul
piled low, so you can come n' get
that car like yours,...

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In Orangfield the trees are big and breathless
	Looking down toward the deep landscapes
Below the brushes and horses wastes,
	Between the barricade filled with the chickens
And barefoot...

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My grandfather had died years ago
I thought he’d live forever, but alas no
I had to learn quickly how to let go
It’s the hardest thing you’ll...

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SHOOTING DOPE WITH PUDDLE WATER
I was walking through puddles of oatmeal
As other folks drove behind a steering wheel
I was stuck in a park putrefied by...

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