by Valsa George |
Categories:
angel, cute love, grandmother,
A little angel is born to us, a cute dainty darling.
Our first grandchild, the fruition of our dreams of a lifetime.
Sent down from heaven, a blessing we will ever cherish!
by Sai Lin Lip |
Categories:
africa, friend, grandchild, moon, stars, sunset,
Man loves friends
Babies have toys as friends
Children have peer groups as friends
Young men like making friends
Friends can become spouses
Entrepreneurs have ambitions and dreams
as friends
Stars are friends of the moon
The splendid glow is the friend of sunset
The shore is the friend of the sea
We are friends of our grandchildren
Pets are man's friends
Only genuineness and sincerity of heart
Showing a true love
Only sincerity and cordiality
Is a sign of friendship
by Kim Rodrigues |
Categories:
love,
Love is the cacophony of life,
the stillness of your lover’s breath in sleep,
the boa constrictor hug of a grandchild,
and the outstretched arms of Christ.
8/6/2018
2nd place/multiple placements
Faraz Ajmal’s A four line poem on what is love poetry contest
by Faye Gibson |
Categories:
grandchild, grandmother, happiness, happy,
Footsteps on stairs,
little feet pounding, running,
child faces peeking round the kitchen door,
expectancy alive, dancing in their eyes.
They know that love is always here
waiting just for them.
Each one thinks he is favorite;
in his or her own way, it is true.
Each is the most special
not for anything they say or do,
just for being.
We have our rituals -
breakfast French toast and bacon,
back rubs and funny faces,
movie nights,
ice cream after church,
backyard camp outs,
lots of love, laughter.
Happy takes me by surprise
each time I look
in my grandchild’s eyes.
© September 11, 2015
Faye Lanham Gibson
by Mike Dailey |
Categories:
health, hope, inspirational, life, philosophy, recovery from..., upliftingme, love, me, cancer,
It’s true that I have cancer
Not true that it has me
For I choose to live my life
As full as it can be
It’s true they did some cutting
To get the cancer out
But I’m still fighting cancer
And it is quite a bout
It’s true that I’ll do chemo
And chemo makes you sick
While chemo kills the cancer
That’s not what makes me tick
For me, it’s love of family
My daughter and my wife
And I’ll have a brand new grandchild
And that – to me – is life
Each moment that I’m living
My love for them grows strong
And loving equals living
That’s what keeps me going on
So it’s true that I have cancer
Not true that it has me
And like a wise man said once
The truth shall set you free.
by Seren Roberts |
Categories:
for her,
She is always there with a comment
Never a negative word passes her pen
Doubt whether she has heard of the people
A comment gives them a boost , to write again
Has a habit of blogging with animation
If I knew how to do it would try
Have a few funny things I could enter
Hope she passes the info on, I sigh
Love the fact she encourages her daughter
To help with the contests and to write
Poetry has a way of opening your soul
Words escape you didn’t know were inside
Was upset for her when her grandchild died
The pain I am sure is still within
Still she comments and blogs with enthusiasm
Glad the furrowed face has turned to a grin
by Kim Rodrigues |
Categories:
grandchild, love,
parents release
tiresome grip
let go
kisses fly forth
in giggles
from lips
wings of angels
strung around
my neck
pearlescent glow
twinkling eyes
of grands
synergetic
euphoric
sweet love
10/11/2018
Charlieku 4-3-2 Contest/Charles Messina
by Connie Marcum Wong |
Categories:
2nd grade, family, fun, joy, love, rain,
Splash
How I love
to see you splash
grandchild.
You find puddles
after rain such fun.
You float your
paper
boat with joy.
I smile
and I laugh
to see you
having so much fun.
You are my gift from God
my
sweetest Angel child.
6-4-20
Premiere Contest N/A
Splash Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
Yalto Form
by Judy Ball |
Categories:
holiday,
I roasted stuffed turkey, made candied yams,
Made holiday jello, baked pies, dirtied pans.
Made mashed potatoes to cover with gravy,
Glazed carrots and biscuits, I'm cooking like crazy.
My daughter came over with grandchild in tow,
Giving my holiday that much needed glow.
I love the holidays and gathering with family.
It's so good to see everyone gathering happily,
Laughing and joking and sharing good cheer.
I wish more would come celebrate with all of us here.
by Evelyn Judy Buehler |
Categories:
family, fun, grandchild, joy, love, nature,
Chit chattering so happily, in babyish first conversations,
Like treetop little birdies, sharing emerald observations,
Burbling giddily and gaily, as golden moments evanesce,
Tattling like garden beauty secrets, in the feverish press!
Jabbering enthusiastic jollity, in the success of noon sun,
Rumors of glad gibberish, as droning bees in gilt sudden,
Joyful, twittering chit-chat, at back fence of my gladness,
Gossiping with fascinated grandma, on a summer canvas.
by Caren Krutsinger |
Categories:
grandchild, grandmother, grandson,
He is twelve and kind-hearted.
I agree to try another video game because I love him.
He keeps giving me glowing reviews.
“You are doing well, grandma!”
“You got a lot further than last time, grandma!”
Sometimes I know when my spaceship has crashed and burned.
Other times I keep pushing the kill button, thinking I am still in the game somewhere.
At one point he said, “Grandma, you can stop pushing the buttons now.”
Telling me that I had already crashed and burned.
by Crystol Woods |
Categories:
blessing, children, family, future, grandchild, happiness,
One day I pray to meet
My children's children, with my mother's blue eyed glee
Seeing me
My deepest wish
Blessed to see my progeny
Love rich
My child
Hope to see ye
Smile
One day I pray to meet
Blessed to see my progeny
Smile
by Al Parry |
Categories:
anniversary, baby, baptism, beauty, bereavement, best friend, birthday, boyfriend, bridal shower, brother, caregiving, celebration, child, childhood, farewell, feelings, first love, children, for him, kids, freedom, friendship, funeral, girlfriend, giving, goodbye, graduation, grandchild, granddaughter, grandmother, grandparents, grandson, happiness, happy, health, heartbroken, hope, identity, inspiration, jesus,
Teenage Girls clad in the latest fashions,
Do it whenever they meet,
Grown men aren't afraid to show some passion,
When their team's comeback is complete,
They can say hello, they can say goodbye,
And anything inbetween,
If you open your arms and crack a smile,
There is nothing that a hug cannot mean.
by Robert Wilson |
Categories:
family, children, grandchild, granddaughter, grandfather, grandson, love,
A Granddads love will never end, it does not yield it does not bend.
Through time of good and times of bad they can rely on Granddad.
He is always there to mend their toys to make them laugh and bring them joy.
He reads them stories and plays their games and never ever mixes up their names.
A Granddads love will never end he is not just Granddad he is their best friend.
by Edward Ebbs |
Categories:
children, grandchild, heart, innocence, love,
Love our grandchildren
Their love has no conditions
They love us for us
Edward J Ebbs - March 23, 2015
by Suyash Saxena |
Categories:
absence, adventure, best friend, bible, boyfriend, brother, child, childhood, community, conflict, dedication, depression, dream, eulogy, faith, farewell, fear, feelings, first love, grandchild, granddaughter, grandfather, grief, heartbroken, image, inspiration, inspirational, leaving, life, light, loneliness, lost, missing, missing you, mother, sad, sad love,
Final Adieu
Let another sun set,
Let another flower wilt,
Let another autumn cast its gloom,
Let another tear role,
As ye part, and bid
The final adieu.
Suyash Saxena
St. Stephen’s college
by Anna-Marie Docherty |
Categories:
baby, birth, caregiving, grandchild, i love you, parents, uplifting,
cradled in your hug
your warmth enfolds me
just a babe in arms
by Reason A. Poteet |
Categories:
11th grade, appreciation, bible, character, children, grandchild, metaphor, spiritual,
Study what God has made known;
ponder His Word, our mainstay.
Ready in your exchange zone
pass the baton, be alert and pray.
Plan for success in life’s race;
contend, despite handicaps
Relay God’s love and God’s grace,
leave no room for generation gaps.
April 1, 2022
Sponsor Chantelle Anne Cooke
Contest Name LIND30 Rhyme
inspired by Rick Fleenor, professor at
University of the Cumberlands in
Williamsburg, KY
by Mike Martin |
Categories:
daughter, grandchild, granddaughter, grandmother, mother, mother daughter, mother son,
I heard a little secret
I'm not about to tell
Then again, on second thought
I guess I might as well
The greatest gal that ever was
I'm sure you would agree
Sons and daughters everywhere
Would feel the same as me
Is one who loves without a doubt
Or any strings attached
And when it comes to caring
Her love cannot be matched
And so it stands to reason
That mothers are so great
And grammas even greater
Sometimes they just can't wait
by William Darnell Sr |
Categories:
angel, autumn, bereavement, blessing, confusion, creation, dedication, depression, destiny, dream, family, grandchild, granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandparents, grave, grief, growth, Lullaby,
Grandparent At Last
My granddaughters,
Aira'lee Nadean Jones,
Hope Faith Darnell
Adelina Gracie Darnell
11.18.2019-09.27.2020
R.I.P. "Gracie"
Grandparents old of grandparents new,
The unique joy that you are bringing true.
Fairy tale's told in the rosy past,
My first granddaughters are here at last.
Fishing trips and ice cream cones,
Lullaby songs until we doze.
Stories told upon cozy laps,
Sunny walks on shaded paths.
Butterfly kisses and big bear hugs,
Truly grandparents is another word for love.
by William Darnell Sr |
Categories:
appreciation, character, confidence, dedication, dream, family, grandchild, grandfather, grandparents, grandson, growth, husband, i love you, inspirational, meaningful, memory, missing, poems, poetry, poets, relationship, surreal, tribute, wife, wisdom,
Grandpa
My grandsons,
Lee, Eoin, Christopher, Rowick.
A boy needs a Grandpa,
for man-to-man talks.
To go hand in hand,
on companionable walks.
To fix up his toys,
when they no longer go.
To tell him the things,
little boys want to know.
A boy needs a Grandpa,
to show him the way.
To handle a puppy,
to teach him fair play.
To impart bits of wisdom,
he's learned through the years.
That it's no disgrace,
for a man to shed tears.
A boy needs a Grandpa,
to sit on his lap.
And if no one is looking,
they take a wee nap.
Each wrapped in an aura,
of love and esteem.
Each smiling gently,
at some special dream.
by Cordon Bittner |
Categories:
assonance, daughter, devotion, grandchild, hope, love, senses,
My grandson fingers his brain
He sings and listens to it but mainly clings
He prods and jabs it
His thoughts are drawn to where he is pointing
They desire his touch
And triumph with each poke and squeeze
But are ever needful of attention
His finger padded larvae crawl up
A new days branches
Until a butterfly of insight emerges
And alights upon an eager nidus of neurons
Hurry to wiggle the air, the hair
That cascades from his mother's head
The casing for another beautiful brain
that duly desires his grabbing and twisting
Insistent kneading for them both
To have their daily bread of love.
by Curtis Johnson |
Categories:
family, grandchild, grandmother, love,
No. She never said to me,
“Listen to me, and always remember this”.
Yes. I learned and believe these 11 words because of the way she loved me:
Everyone needs someone through whose eyes you can do no wrong.
07182015PSCtest, Bite Size Poem No 13, Line Gauthier. 2P
by Sharon Gulley |
Categories:
beautiful, child, grandchild, heart, love,
I noticed a tiny little freckle upon your
face today and it is so perfectly neat.
It reminds me that the angels above
kissed you and left a spot so sweet.
Little child each time in my arms, Oh
how my heart does peek.
With your persuasive eyes and dimpled
cheeks.
Such happiness every little hug brings
like a gift of fresh flowers in spring.
Such mystery in your curious smile
what a future I see for the both of us
mile after growing mile.
by Michelle Edwards |
Categories:
grandchild,
Grand babies are like gifts from above. They don't criticize you all they do is love.
Their love is genuine, so precious and rare, if we could learn love from our grand babies we would have more love to share.
Grandbabies are a true gift from god, treasure them, love them, hold on to those memories in your heart and mind, because you'll never have something so rare and so kind.