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Grandmother Spoken Word Poems

These Grandmother Spoken Word poems are examples of Spoken Word poems about Grandmother. These are the best examples of Spoken Word Grandmother poems written by international poets.


if God was a woman on earth - An ode to my grandmother
my grandmother’s name is Verna

some look at her and see section 8, welfare checks, abuse and neglect

they see insufficiency, ignorant independency, a trench-condemned wreck 

no...

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Categories: 10th grade,



The Illusions of Love
"Illusions of Love"

Judged at every stage, condemned from the start,
Labelled and demonized—torn apart.
Mistreated, ill-treated, seen as a threat,
Running for safety but never safe yet.

Love, an...

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Categories: abuse, betrayal, black african

Premium Member If it wasn't for poetry
I am unsure if there's some general word I am going for, but it best fits into the mix, and that would be, 'inspiration.' Having...

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© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: spoken word, appreciation, beautiful, bible, inspiration,

Premium Member When Ocean Dries Up Will Be a Bad Plight
When Ocean Dries Up Will Be A Bad Plight


In that old house something seemed not right,
the hammer hits the nail right on the head.

The moon...

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Categories: spoken word, art, ocean, philosophy, spoken

Another Chance
As I , stand here on my porch,  Looking at all the beauty and peace that surrounds me.
My heart way's heavy with; guilt,worry and...

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Categories: spoken word, change, courage, family, love,



Premium Member Pressed Into Faith
I guess she wasn’t good enough for that little man.
When my parents were having words,
my father would give my mother the back of his hand.
But...

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Categories: spoken word, family, life, mother, spoken

Loving Dare To Be a Mary Challenge: Men Too
I
Some poems write themselves
Maureen McGreavey excels in pithy poetry
So I do not love writing them, sometimes

II
When the Holy Spirit showed me a contrast
Luke 1, a...

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© Anil Deo  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: spoken word, bible, christian, devotion, discrimination,

Two Sides of Death
Death was dreaded. 
Rehearsed. 
Experienced. 
Dreaded more. 

Being told, 
Silence. 
Empty. 
Frozen. 

Death. 
The day arrived. 
Surreal. 
Nothing. 

The bond was broken, 
The memories ended,...

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Categories: spoken word, care, death, eulogy, family,

The Dark Side of the Balloon
I didn’t ask for that day to come,
But it did.
I didn’t ask for those words to be spoken,
But they were.
Why I was chosen
I have no...

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Categories: life, memory, spoken word,

I Am a Storyteller
I am a story teller born from the central parts of Zebediela district
In Limpopo province.
From Matome mountains inspiration boil from within my soul
While the sounds...

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Categories: spoken word, africa, character, poems, poets,

Can a Mince Pie Save Me
  I'm teetering on the edge of a cliff 
 The scales are swaying uncontrollably 
 My gloom taints the horizon as I fall...

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© Tom Evans  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: spoken word, cheer up, depression, family,

The Unwilling Prisoner
I have a heart, I am still a person I paved the way for you.  I was young and agile once, tender and fresh...

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Categories: spoken word, abuse, fear, grandfather, grandmother,

To Hear You Again
Set child, listen to your elder's story                  ...

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© John Beam  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: spoken word, character, children, grandmother, growing


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