Category Archives: Poems

It Comes With Age + This Old Road

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Grampy

As life winds down I cherish the sound Of children playing A mothers laugh The simple pleasures Mean so much more A breeze or spot of shade When the summer sun Searing hot it leaves a haze A cheerful greeting … Continue reading →

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Baffled Back At Home

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Grampy

How can I see the beauty When all I feel is pain Overwhelming numbness saturates my brain For what I thought was nurturing In reality was fake For me on this early morning Almost more than I can take Knowledge … Continue reading →

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It Rains In My Heaven

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Grampy

It rains in my heaven The skies turn to gray The light dingy and ashen Deepens the shades of color That my old eyes can see The crimson of the cardinal Stands out against the gray The dripping of the … Continue reading →

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Henbit and Dead Nettle

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Grampy

Your reddish-purple hue does please the eye Grace betwixt the sauntering rows of last years crop No sting you feed the honey bee Soon to feel the farmers wrath Sprayed or plowed down under Henbit and Dead Nettle

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Together

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Grampy

Together we made children Together we are at home Together is where my heart is Even when I am alone Together we make memories That make this old world come alive Together is my word for the New Year My … Continue reading →

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