Grandfather Elegy Poems
These Grandfather Elegy poems are examples of Elegy poems about Grandfather. These are the best examples of Elegy Grandfather poems written by international poets.
Oh, My PapaAs I am writing this poem, my heart aches with sorrow.
Yet, a smile is on my face remembering you, knowing
that you loved me, wishing I...
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appreciation, father, father daughter,
Adieu PapaDidn't know it would hurt this much,
I wasn't prepared for it. I loved your imperfections and the memories I
didn't think I had, flown...
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cry, death, family, farewell,
Elegy For Sir Thomas MooreWorld War II vet, aged one hundred,
once risked his life for his mother land.
His country in a Covid war,
he once again lent them a hand.
Once...
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elegy, bereavement, grandfather, memorial,
GrandpaQuiet again,
As he sat and pondered.
His memories remained,
As his mind always wandered.
His aching heart,
He could not show.
His thoughts went to her,
His pain would...
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absence, death, depression, devotion,
Elegy For My FatherGodwin Adizue Ibeh
(1937-2017)
Mr. Godwin Adizue Ibeh
Aged 79 years
Was and is
My beloved, doting father
“Is” because he remains
Spiritually present
Present
In my memory
Present
In pictures and mementos
Present
In my dreams,...
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death, eulogy, father, how
Dear GrandpaThe leaves have turned brown and crisp
And I've remembered
How much you've been missed
On a day like today
It's the days when I feel down
And...
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absence, farewell, grandfather, grief,
Not the Cruellest MonthHow can there be despair when the entire
natural world unfolds with new life?
When the anhinga alights from the Nowhere
he was into the Somewhere...
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seasons,
GlimpseIt was like a whisper-
My wife delivered the sad news-
"Your grandfather was dead."-
And so he was-
Her eyes was awfully sad-
Touched...
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april, cry, emotions, eulogy,
For My GrandfatherFor my grandfather.
I can see you sometimes
though you are not here
I see your smile
that day when I was nine
and you told a dirty
joke to...
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death, grandfather, missing you,
Grandfather
My Grandfather
High-backed chair facing the corner,
Window over books so cherished
Loved.
Like the greatest of scholars, but still humble
He was a trove of stories
Air of silence on...
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childhood, death, family, history,
Tears of the BrokenIntroduction: At some point of our lives, someone close to us departs off to the next
phase. We think of the good times and try not...
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death, devotion, faith, family,
Reuben Cobb (My Grandfather)Daughter disconnected from her father.
It took years for you two to reconnect.
I had only one chance to talk to you.
The cancer took you, before we...
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devotion, cancer,
GoodbyeI never got to say Good bye,
And wish you on your way;
But sitting here thinking of you,
I’m not sure what to say
I missed my chance...
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deathlife,
In An Unknown Grave He LiesThis is about a man whose name is Jesse
Born In Kansas and raised in Missouri
Was called to fight for his beloved country
And assigned...
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death, family, death, heart,
Wistful BreathCould be any day now,
waiting for that last breath and a peek,
an opening, of glazed orbs once blue.
Wanting him to stay forever
even though his body...
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Categories:
death, loss, sad,