Grandfather Poetry Poems
These Grandfather Poetry poems are examples of Poetry poems about Grandfather. These are the best examples of Poetry Grandfather poems written by international poets.
Sam was Never AloneThe shipwreck had left Sam a bit delirious.
He had been floating in the ocean on a board for days.
The sky opened and he saw a...
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poetry, native american,
BAVILA GREAT MARTYR , SONGFather of the Nation Musabwa Kamango Munanila,
The commander-in-chief of Bavila's defence forces.
How should we cry for you ! the great bavila leader,
How should we cry...
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poetry, africa, history, inspirational, song,
TonguesGaelic: it was my mother's native tongue,
and her grandmother’s elder tongue.
Grandfather was a Romani gypsy,
horses naturally understood his voice.
My lips follow English,
a tangled language with...
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poetry,
KILLING OF CONGOLESE FROM 1885No one is hated more
than he who speaks the truth
- Pluto
as Belgian officers
cut off legs and hands
Of innocent Congolese
from 1885, king Leopold II smiled,
the victims...
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poetry, africa, imagery, truth,
My Regretthe phone rang during supper.
No one wanted to get it.
We were devouring butterscotch pie.
My favorite with graham cracker crust.
My mother called my name
Said “get the...
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Categories:
poetry, death,
Three Legged TableAs a child,
I loved to watch Grandpa build.
His basement workshop,
was filled with tools.
Tools hanging on every wall,
wood neatly stacked in...
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Categories:
poetry, child, fun, grandfather, love,
The PendulumA pendulum, in its silent sweep, ponders
The way of life it chooses for the grandfather clock,
Infinite moments marked by measured swings,
A dance through time, precise...
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poetry, time,
Lets Take NapsSammy asked grandpa what he could do for fun
I take naps and dream, and it is marvelous!
Dreaming sounds boring, Sammy said.
I will tell you some...
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poetry, grandfather, grandparents,
An Old ShovelI remember when Grandpa used me everyday, ...
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poetry, grandfather, old, remember, sky,
What Else Will Crindolla DoCrindolla the creep monster comes down from the Tennessee hills at night
you don’t want her wrath, she scratches and claws your good dreams away.
replacing them...
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poetry, grandfather, grandmother,
His Work ToolsHis work tools
In a box
My keepsake
The story
He told me
Days gone past
I relate
Even words
Unspoken
January 27, 2023.
Tricube Poetry Contest,
Sara Kendrick....
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grandfather, poetry,
TonguesSome languages are fluently translatable
but only by how the mouth
utters and shapes them,
they are too musical to be not sung,
like Gaelic; it was my mother’s...
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poetry,
When I Ruined ChristmasI was eight-years-old.
Waiting for my twin to finish holding baby David.
Grandpa came up and said give me the baby.
I said "Grandpa, I have been...
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Categories:
poetry, abuse, child abuse, christmas,
On Main Street Time Drags An Empty ShoeEngines turn-over only to drift backwards
into the on-going.
Cats cling to kids and kitchens.
Discarded are the shopping shoes.
Stale ideas grow dust clouds
in that space between...
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poetry,
New ShoesNew 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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Categories:
poetry, absence, chocolate, cinderella, grandchild,