Grandfather Social Poems
These Grandfather Social poems are examples of Social poems about Grandfather. These are the best examples of Social Grandfather poems written by international poets.
ice cream social grandparentsI do not know what normal looks like on grandparents
I have the ice cream social sugar cream pink peach ones
And I have the orange striped...
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social, grandfather, grandmother, grandparents,
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social,
Letter To the Judgedear Judge
if you were me, would you do what I did
because of the roots of my hair
some shadowy gulf gods got hold of me
and they...
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social, black african american, courage,
Healing WordsMy mother, my grandmother before has always held a place in my heart.
My father, and my grandfather before has the same part.
I was young and...
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social, dedication, devotion, faith, family,
One Billion RisingToday we rise.
No more hiding in the shadows,
of culture,
creed,
tradition.
No more silent complicity,
defensive arguments,
sickening pretences,
shabby excuses,
for the actions of men,
brutal and coarse and vulgar and obscene...
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social, black african american, boyfriend,
For the Freedom-Loving People of SyriaMassacre at Houla.
She was no more than 10 years of age.
He could have been a grandfather.
Young, old, women, girls, men, boys.
108 lives.
Now they are buried,
in...
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social, death, funeral, grief, hate,
For Men Everywhere One Billion Rising1 Billion Rising.
For Men Everywhere.
Stop! Listen! Think! Act!
Stop!
Stop the abuse!
Of grand-daughters,
colleagues,
daughters,
girlfriends,
partners,
mothers,
sisters,
nieces,
wives,
all women.
Listen!
Listen to the voices!
Of grand-daughters,
colleagues,
daughters,
girlfriends,
partners,
mothers,
sisters,
nieces,
wives,
all women.
Think!
Think of how you treat,
grand-daughters,
colleagues,
daughters,
girlfriends,
partners,
mothers,
sisters,
nieces,
wives,
all women.
Act!
Act now to change...
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social, baby, boyfriend, brother, child,
For Anene Booysen 1996 - 2013Hamba Kahle Anene Booysen! (1996 – 2013)
Dead at 17, brutally raped and left to die,
in the dirt,
at a construction site in Bredasdorp.
‘horrific’, ‘repulsed’,
‘brutally...
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social, boyfriend, brother, child, childhood,
For Our Father, Nelson Madiba MandelaFor our Father, Nelson 'Madiba' Mandela
you are our eternal inspiration
our hopes
our dreams
our conscience
you gave everything of yourself
so that we may live and love and laugh...
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social, black african american, dedication,
They Left So AbruptlyThey Left so Abruptly
(for the countless South Africans, of all colours, who dedicated their lives for freedom and democracy)
the valiant ones
countless
many known
many more nameless
the truest...
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social, black african american, brother,
Life In a Child Eye - Part TwoAm sited in a corner of our house,
It is a day I wished never came,
And the dawn never broke,
To give way to another morning.
I wish...
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social, girl, me, world,
Colossus and LazarusThe mid-morning traffic drowned his desperate plea
Pushing it into a perpetual abyss
The streetlights turned green
And for a minute, all was quite
“Nipe Shilingi!”
She...
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social,
Letter From the UnbornGRANDMOTHER! Wake up!
Can’t you hear us crying?
We have no voice, yet we cry!
GRANDFATHER! Wake up!
Help us, we’re dying!
You have...
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social, business, inspirational, introspection, life,
As a Teardrop FallsHe stood atop a mountain overlooking the city
Longing for days long past
Chemical smoke filling the air as a hawk flew over
Knowing soon he'd breathe his...
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native american, social, children,
PhilosophyPhilosophy, ancient grandfather of Grand Knowledge!
Who changes all minds with lashing tongues?
Why bury desire with learned garbage,
Preacher, with sick, scorched lungs
He would not speak the...
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friendship, philosophy, social,