Short Grandfather Poems
Short Grandfather Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Grandfather by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Grandfather by length and keyword.
Long time!
Long time ago
I had not seen you
Turned memories..
Of childhood
Ah! Oh! Bless you! How old!
Country road.
WEED
a garden of rampant weeds.
my great-grandpa loved
to blow,
and eat,
raw dandelion.
Kim Rodrigues © 2017
my grandpa was saved
from drowning in a lake by
boy who could not swim
9.10.18
Contest: Son of a Senryu
A true story
Jocks real name was John
Obstacles, many he overcame
Complaining zero, he was my hero
Kinship with Scotland never strayed
his billowing pipe smoke
he laughed like santa
then went to heaven
i had just turned five
AP: Honorable Mention 2021
dying grandfather
child of hot rods and whiskey
unsure bellowing at nurses
defines a life of loudness,
cargiving and alcoholism
In sacred gardens,
your heirloom roses ascend,
the chipped-paint trellis—
in yesterday’s reflections,
where petals fell long ago
My undefeated streak challenged
the four year old
told the two year old
Papa can’t go to his left
John G. Lawless
©5/24/2019
#What we want#
Dear Dada,
What we want is worth
Let love live,
Peace perfect praise...
...Let long lasting law
rule round reign.
My mom remembers visiting his grave for a half an hour
Bringing some fresh dahlias from Trader Joe's (his favorite flower)
In this poem-request, I hope I don't sound overly pushy or snotty :-)
But I pray more Depends can be donated so old people can go potty!
Sometimes fast
and sometimes slow,
the pendulum swings
to and fro.
Is it early?
Is it late?
Let's leave our cares
to time and fate.
Ilene was on her morning walk
When she saw a grandfather clock
But something was wrong!
The clock had no dong!
It was a replica Tik Tok!
grandfather
died in the forgotten plague
of the last century*
I sit musing under the cherry
startled by a white possum
*tuberculosis
arthritic hands search the fretboard
finding chords that hurt the least
the old guitar brings a toothless grin
then we sneak a sip of whiskey
Wearing my late grandpa's shoes
As I do what he would never approve,
Because this life is what I choose
As I realize I have nothing to prove.
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 memory away
Live hard and die young has gone awry
I lived hard but not enough to die
Aches and sprains
Arthritis pain
Live hard and die hard seems to apply!
childhood memory
grandpa smoked all his life
throwing butts in yard
lucky strikes he loved
and a beer on occasion
that's a farmer's life
I whisper
To my grandchildren;
“you are my favorite”
“don’t tell the others”.
They chuckle
knowing it is true.
John G. Lawless
©8/25/2022
Grandpa is taking me fishing.
Don't know if I even like fishing.
I like making him happy!
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Grandpa, this is really neat ~
So this car's going to drive sideways?
Fix all my toy cars !
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
I am a world traveller.
I am a reputable cartographer and explorer.
I grand-fathered Google Maps.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 3rd place 2025
grandpa is the best story teller
we like it when he goes off book
I cannot quit yawning
But I want to miss nothing
because his tales are that good
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 knows everything