Short Nan Poems

NAN FAN

The hand-held fan
Being held by Nan,
Was vigorously fluttering 
As fast as she can,
The heat was as hot
As a frying pan,
Being over a hundred,
Just like Nan....

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Amma,
Unakhaka.. .

Unnai endrum Nan nenaikka matane, 
Enenil Nee endrum ennudanthan irrukirai! 
Athepol unnai Nan endrum Marakka matane ,
Enenil En uyirenul Nee kalanthullai........

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A single cell gone wild
cancer sucking the flesh from your bones
your still chest, my broken heart
hope lost on that still night
weakened and weary my future looks bleak
crushed by the weight of what will never be....

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Paws
like claws
nan-o, nan-o
changing colors
Chameleon

I saw a picture of a chameleon in a magazine and I was a mazed at their feet, it reminded me 
of the nan-o nan-o hand shake of Robin Williams in Mork and Mindy. Andrea you were right on....

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***
Sleep of one night
Was cut up into pieces 
As a celebration pie.
So much noise because of noise. 
It’s your fault I’m in a cold sweat,
That i get wet in the rain ,
That I’m freezing 
And admired the maiden Nan !
Cause it’s only your face 
I want to find....

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Little Nan in kindergarten
Has learned to say, “I beg your pardon”,
“Excuse me”, “thank you” and “if you please”,
And other phrases such as these.
When home she hugs her little brother
And is a helper for her mother.
She is so sweet that it is cloying
And others find her quite annoying....

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Red hood
Girl good
 
Nan ill
No pill
 
Mum dumb
No chum
 
Wolf bad
Bit mad
…………………………………………………………………..
Wolf munch
Nan lunch
 
Wolf chew
Red too

Huntsman
Has plan
 
Wolf snip
Unzip
 
Red free
Whoopee 
 
Nan out
Big shout
 
Wolf dead
Behead
...

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Today is your birthday & i did not know
i never grew up beside you, 
i wish the past was different because today i would know
today is your birthday 
but your no longer here
so as i look to the night sky tonight
ill send a birthday wish your way
my dear nan 
as a gift i promise 
i will remember this date for every year on.....

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So sad
full of care
the face of nan,
life,lines her beauty
so fair-
this girl
full of care,
this face of love
'cross memmory's chasm
I stare,
so sad-
youthfulness
we could not share
apart by kin's time-line
divide

"Dedicated to all Grand-mothers everywhere

NOTE:quintile(LINKED  sequence American cinquains)...

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decidedly despicable dastardly diabolical Dan
doing dismal, dour, demeaning deeds to frantic Fran
Forever frenzied fickle Felicity found her man.
Morose monochromatic Mel molding Typan.
Trixie totally tanked telephoning Tim’s tan.
Smart smidgets sensed silliness by name of Nan.
Nefarious, neatnik Nan ended up with diabolical Dan....

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I dingle the dongle with Dan
and ningle another with Nan.
But what should I do,
when courting sweet Sue?
I hope to get hitched, if I can.

No more do I dingle with Dan,
nor nangle a ningle with Nan.
So may I meet you
and talk it all through,
since Sue’s on a jet – to Japan!

~



For Nathan's 'Alliteration' Competition....

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If you are old enough to remember the Marlboro Man
You might be able to relate to gorgeous Steampunk guy
He was dapper and sexy, we all wanted to scream and to cry
You are old enough to be his great-gram said my niece Nan.
Endearing her to me in no kind of way this weird Tuesday.
I gave him a smile and a wink, and could barely stay away.
...

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To beat the summer heat 
boys backs and feet were bare.
We didn't have a care; 
we had enough to eat,
(a diet short on meat
but lacking on despair.)

My grandma lived with us,
and gently guided me
('cus momma worked you see).
Mom had to take a bus.
Nan taught me not to cuss.
We shared a lot, we three. 

We're raising grandkids now
and grandmas sure know how....

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Was it a swing or a chair? A module maybe?
It had a bunch of books, Nan counted eighty.
Whatever it was, it brought comfort to her.
The novels were amazing, the chair pretty pure.

She spent every night and weekend in there.
Telling everyone that her nook had better air.
It was built by her daddy, and it made her happy.
I was thrilled for her, said her cousin, Twee....

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So sad
full of care
the face of nan,
life,lines her beauty
so fair-
this girl
full of care,
this face of love
'cross memmory's chasm
I stare,
so sad-
youthfulness
we could not share
apart by kin's time-line
divide

Dedicated to all Grand-mothers everywhere

& Inspired by this portait

Nan by Epstein

http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1061&page=1...

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As seasons go, I value, so, the autumn of my life.
I'm thankful and delighted that you have been my wife.
I may be a miser, wanting to keep what I have held.
I may be a beggar, seeking help so I can build.
I may be a vampire or a sucking leech
who's starving for affection with his suckers out of reach.
I may be a broken down, defeated, lonely man.
I miss you darling, fiercely.
You were a joyous partner, Nan....

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We talk about the weather to a stranger
Talk about the news to a neighbour
Talk about this and that to your Nan
And poor old Pat to Auntie Pam

Talk about your favourite positions to a lover
And contraception to your Mother

But there's these things I'd like to say to you
But when I see you I just go mute
How my pupils dilate
My heart leaps at the thought of kissing you
But for some silly reason I hesitate....

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God this feels Great

Super , smashing , great
I have spaghetti hoops on my plate
And I am still awake way past 8
God this feels great
You see here I am king
They will bring me anything
Have you guessed it yet
I am sleeping over at me Nan's
She melts like butter in my hands
That is why this poem is a dedication to you my biggest fan
My lovely old Nan , I am your greatest fan 
Is there any more food left in the pan...

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!7 Years she has coped with us on her own
You and Nan struggle for a week even with just one of us

You bastad if any one is useless its you

Don't you dare speak about my mum like that again
You will regret it!

How could you say that?
I hate you even more now

If anyone is useless then it's you
without Nan you'd be nothing

To me you are nothing
You're such a prick

Don't you ever say that about my mum again
You got that? Good...

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After noticing a small white house
this painter decided that it would look
fancy if someone would live in it too
so using his sister Nan and his dentist 
Dr. Byron Mckeeby this colonial print 
is mimicking 19th century Americana
And to think that they were never even standing
in front of the house they had been painted separatley





Grant Wood 1930
Americian Gothic

The Art Institute Of Chicago


Entry For Brian Strand's Ekphrasis...

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Just a bit of fun


Slowly does it nan says
No speeding dad says
But that leaf looks delictable
My god my slim is defectable,
I'm salivating all over the place
It'll take me forever at this pace,
That's it I can't wait super snail speed
Did it in only 3 days flat to this leafy weed
Who says slow and steady always wins the race,
I'm a speed demon, took clive 5 I rest my case! 
He was also pretty bereft 
That there was only really stalk left....

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I choose to believe you're smiling
Somewhere on a cloud
Sharing a joke with Nan and Lil
I hear you laugh out loud

I choose to believe you're happy
Somewhere in the sky
Playing games with Grandad Joe
I see you wink your eye

I choose to believe you're dancing
Somewhere by the moon
Teaching the slosh to Auntie Eve
I sing you a little tune

I choose to believe you're living 
Somewhere near a star
Hanging out with those we love
I feel you aren't that far...

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Number One grandson
You'll always be adored, special, most loved, you see
You were born first
I can't change that fact,
I love all the others
And that's not an act.
You'll always have a special place in my heart
Loving you is easy  more instinct than art,
I've watched you grow from a baby to a young boy of nine
I've loved you through dinasaurs, Cars X Box and IPads (all fine)
I want to watch you grow into a happy young man
One who'll make time for his much loved Nan...

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