Traditions Poems - Poems about Traditions

I took our annual Christmas family portrait yesterday… as usual it was a time of jubilation… and once again I noticed we’re a family in a state of transformation. We’ve all grown another year older but it really is much more… for none of us are the exact same person we were the year before… School and jobs and life in general alter...

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In the written word I trust. It is my yard stick and my mirror... And I will not follow the traditions...

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What happened to storytelling The late-night gatherings Around flames where stories of old Were being told? What happened to those folk songs Tales of the tortoise and the spider That taught young folks important lessons Of the art of war and manhood? What happened to the Poroh, the Ojeh The "Sandeh," the "Tittilegbeh"— Schools for young girls Where the art of womanhood was taught? How can this...

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I had to trade another jot, I had to sell a tittle. I had to cuz they told me that I had to give a little. I had to sit and wonder at the setting of the sun, what giving just a little costs when all is said and done. ...

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Love contests in quantities, like numbers, game of chance for romance by the numbers, You and you, pick one or two, left first choose, then right follows through ... awake the numbers, if I was you, don't let romance wait too, go ahead, awaken the dead ... numbers, At last, the dead have passed, now let's see who? Romance counts true ......

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Spirit of Christmastide Beneath the mantel's alabaster gleam Where verdigris flames pirouette in cerulean ballet's beam... We gather close—a familial love— In hallowed halls where chimes of crystal laughter stream. Amid the yuletide glow where memories take flight a morning dove... Cinnamon-kissed balsam and spiced gingerbread scent fills the air A chorus...

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Today I’m thankful for traditions and though it may sound strange… I’m also thankful for the way traditions can grow and change It was Socrates…a Greek philosopher who said… long before there was a me and you…. The secret to change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new....

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Once upon a time there was a family…I imagine many of you can relate… whose traditions on the holidays…they love to recreate. Who would eat Thanksgiving dinner with all the family gathered nigh… turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce…their desert…a pumpkin pie. And sometime in the evening, after all the dishes have been cleared It is time for PopPop to...

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People married by chain, other married by rings, Married by bride price, other agreed each other, Boys paid on it, some girls paid on it. Partners who are some, other share the tribe, Choose who are rich, other choose who are white, Choose their own partners, other are being chosen. Celebrate all members, other are being divided, Live to their husbands, other...

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"Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread." He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? Matthew 15: 2-3 Traditions of some people and the commandments of God In life , many people hate...

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Travel Zip-zip-zip the suitcases go And we all pile into the car, ready to start the show It’s that time of year When my family and I travel to far away places full of cheer Spellbound with giddiness I am Ready to cross the border into a foreign land Beep-beep-beep the metal detector sounds With each techno ring I hear, in serendipity...

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Big Chief Red Cloud Man of no little fame Advising the Paleface How a child got its name. It is given by a mother From the first thing they see After giving birth and First leaving their teepee For my own mother What caught her eye Was a beautiful sunset And the colour of the sky Over there Is my daughter Little White Fawn From a deer...

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high marrangle peaks baked to toasty perfection – fresh aquafaba...

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Today is an American folk event Unraveled by traditions and etiquette Vixens ask men on a date Women hoping to find a mate Sadie Hawkins Day we celebrate...

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Our Christmas plans are finalized…this year we will celebrate… our Christmas not on Christmas…but December 28. Our family has some Christmas traditions that when we blended together we created… The first is we chose Christmas Eve as the day our Christmas would be celebrated. The second is we order pizza…always Dominoes supplied… (That’s what happens when for Christmas dinner you...

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