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"grandma" poems
In my Rose Garden of memories I see you standing there An angel in disguise Who taught me how to care I long to hear your voice for real not in my dreams I am missing you so much these days how empty my world seems People say time heals all wounds that someday the pain will subside But Grandma I can tell you I think they must have lied The emptiness I am feeling now is strong and I am weak These days go by without you so dreary and so bleak In my Rose Garden of memories I know you'll always be for though you're gone from this mortal world In my heart you'll always be
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Mar 8, 2012
Mar 8, 2012 at 10:46 PM UTC
nan i miss you
Yogurt. "I begin the day buying yogurt in a small favorite grocery store." Not pizza, nor gatorade. Bananas although they are imported from afar and grown in monocultures. Attract fruit flies in August. Peaches locally grown with rainwater. I ate all the farmer's peaches alone stacking them by the railroad tracks. Water -- rainwater, tap water, distilled water, carbonated water, spring water –-- deep gulps, infinite sips. Nuts in moderation, or not, unsalted, raw, replacing chips. His bowl of filberts, almonds, walnuts quiet weekday mornings. Edible plant parts -- roots, leaves, stems, flowers, fruit, buds. In olive oil or butter. Potatoes -- look online how best to prepare. Baked or fried. With a little fish or meat. Tea and honey, play and prayer. Swimming and running, talking quietly. Bread? Bread's possible as the Bible. Each is liable to bloat us. Wine and dandelions. Dandelion wine's Ray Bradbury's story. Cans in a pantry, books on a       shelf to the end of time. Pasta we used to call spaghetti, never noodles. I wonder if I can remember       how to make grandma's sauce. Tomatoes -- cherry, grape. Grab God's eye going by.
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Aug 11, 2015
Aug 11, 2015 at 11:34 AM UTC
Yogurt and Honey
Sunshine comes in many forms.     -  -  -  -  -  - That which comes up in the morning and goes down at night. And little girls who are Grandma's De-light.     -  -  -  -  -  - She rises in the morning sometimes cloudy, sometimes bright, but always Grandma's De-light.     -  -  -  -  -  - Sometimes she rains tears torrential they may pour but comforted by the voice of the One who loves her so.     -  -  -  -  -  - Sometimes she shines bright the warmth of hugs and smiles. Love overflowing in the heart, it's all Grandma's De-light.     -  -  -  -  -  - Love is forever and always whether its stormy or bright. Love covers all situations For all is Grandma's De-light.     -  -  -  -  -  - Sunshine's  Eyes and Smiles Light up the world around her. Creating more smiles in their eyes when first they did find her     -  -  -  -  -  - When Grandma's day is gloomy Sunshine arrives with much to say with happy stories, hugs and smiles to brighten up the cloudiest day.     -  -  -  -  -  - When Sunshine goes to bed it usually can be said Sunshine's eyes cease to gleam when energy's gone, time to dream.     -  -  -  -  -  - Eyes close and all is well in Sunshine Land I do tell. Grandma's De-light in peaceful sleep The day is over, it will keep.     -  -  -  -  -  - She is after all Grandma's Sunshine. 11-01-2014 (c) John Stevens
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Nov 2, 2014
Nov 2, 2014 at 5:22 PM UTC
Grandma's Sunshine
HIGH TOP SHOES... Back in my day, children wore high top shoes. Girls white, boys brown. Because they gave you ankle support. MOM SAID.... What would mom say now? High tops are back. But not for kids there can't be any ankle support For they have 7" heels Some with a zipper up the back And cut out pointed toes With silver sparkles WHAT? What a difference 70 years makes Now we should be back into high tops Girls white, boys brown Because they give you ankle support... GRANDMA SAID.... By judy
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Mar 5, 2015
Mar 5, 2015 at 7:52 PM UTC
HIGH TOP SHOES...
Sunday morning Let the Hallelujahs Come And let my Grandma Tell me Im a sinner And im lost As if I Dont Already Know
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Sep 7, 2014
Sep 7, 2014 at 11:03 AM UTC
Sunday Sinner
You made my dad a grand father But he doesn't mind You've been the son at the back of his mind You made my ma a grandma And made her heart glow Funny she's never loved something that made her feel old You made my malla and me uncles It feels kind of cool To think now after being spoiled we'll be spoiling you. You made Akki a mom Or you made it official I don't think she's been anything less than maternal. You've made James a dad And a fine one at that Time will prove that i'm right and of that I'm glad. Welcome to the family! We were born into it too It's wierd at first but it grows on you. And we will do our best To make you feel one Friend and a loved nephew son and grandson.
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Sep 25, 2014
Sep 25, 2014 at 6:41 AM UTC
What you made the day you were born.
I don't understand why it is so difficult now When before it might not have been easy but it by far was never this bad I can't hear the whisper anymore I don't know if I ever will again Why can't I wake myself up? I haven't cried in a long time I haven't truly expressed any type of emotion except for anger in a long time I don't remember myself anymore I miss a lot of things If I knew back then what I was going to be like now I would run like hell and try to change a lot of things Someone once asked a question "What are some regrets that you live with?" This is what I would answer with... I regret the day that I didn't ride my bike anymore. I regret the day I started wearing make up. I regret the day i straightened my hair. I regret the day I didn't wear my retainers. I regret the day I stopped playing sports. I regret the day I stopped swimming. I regret the day I stopped doing gymnastics. I regret the day I stopped being a kid. I regret the day my Grandma died and I realized I knew nothing about her. I regret the day my Grandpa died and I never got to tell him how much I love him. I regret the days I took for gran-it when I could talk to my mom face to face I regret the day that I didn't be a little nicer to my brothers. I regret the day I didn't live up to being the Youth leader I should have been I regret the day that I decided I wasn't good enough I regret the day I couldn't look in the mirror and not hate myself. I regret the day I boxed up my emotions. I regret the day that I let society take who I was. I regret the day where I no longer felt important. I regret the day that I ran away from everything. I regret the day that I told myself "there is no turning back" I regret the day that I lost a friend. I regret the day where I became angry. I regret the day where I saw my friends turning and there was nothing I could do. I regret the day the world fell upon my shoulders. There are so many regrets. Far more then just this short list. I'm in a moment of life where things never seem to get any better. There are still the same unsolved problems as yesterday and life still doesn't get any easier. The best I can do for now, Is smile, and pretend like nothing really matters
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Sep 26, 2012
Sep 26, 2012 at 8:45 PM UTC
Regrets
I don't understand why it is so difficult now When before it might not have been easy but it by far was never this bad I can't hear the whisper anymore I don't know if I ever will again Why can't I wake myself up? I haven't cried in a long time I haven't truly expressed any type of emotion except for anger in a long time I don't remember myself anymore I miss a lot of things If I knew back then what I was going to be like now I would run like hell and try to change a lot of things Someone once asked a question "What are some regrets that you live with?" This is what I would answer with... I regret the day that I didn't ride my bike anymore. I regret the day I started wearing make up. I regret the day i straightened my hair. I regret the day I didn't wear my retainers. I regret the day I stopped playing sports. I regret the day I stopped swimming. I regret the day I stopped doing gymnastics. I regret the day I stopped being a kid. I regret the day my Grandma died and I realized I knew nothing about her. I regret the day my Grandpa died and I never got to tell him how much I love him. I regret the days I took for gran-it when I could talk to my mom face to face I regret the day that I didn't be a little nicer to my brothers. I regret the day I didn't live up to being the Youth leader I should have been I regret the day that I decided I wasn't good enough I regret the day I couldn't look in the mirror and not hate myself. I regret the day I boxed up my emotions. I regret the day that I let society take who I was. I regret the day where I no longer felt important. I regret the day that I ran away from everything. I regret the day that I told myself "there is no turning back" I regret the day that I lost a friend. I regret the day where I became angry. I regret the day where I saw my friends turning and there was nothing I could do. I regret the day the world fell upon my shoulders. There are so many regrets. Far more then just this short list. I'm in a moment of life where things never seem to get any better. There are still the same unsolved problems as yesterday and life still doesn't get any easier. The best I can do for now, Is smile, and pretend like nothing really matters
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Well, I wish there was a telephone in Heaven. Oh, how I'd love to talk to my Dad. I'd tell him that I miss him and I love him, And I'm sorry for the times we never had. And I wonder if they'd charge me by the minute, I wonder if they'd charge me by the mile, I'd call up that ole Angel operator, Could I please talk to my Daddy for awhile? Telephone in Heaven Well, I wish there was a telephone in Heaven. Oh, how I'd love to talk to my Grandma. I tell her that I miss her Sunday cookin, I haven't ate like that since you went to meet Grandpa. Well, I wonder if they'd charge me by the minute, I wonder if they'd charge me by the mile, I'd call up that ole Angel operator, Could I please talk to my Grandma for awhile? Telephone in Heaven Well, I wish there was a telephone in Heaven. Oh, how I'd love to talk to the Lord of mine. I'd tell him that I love him and I'm thankful For watching over all these loves of mine, And I know he wouldn't charge me by the minute, I'm sure he wouldn't charge me by the mile, I'd call up that ole Angel operater, And say thank you for this big long distance smile, Telephone in Heaven.
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May 7, 2014
May 7, 2014 at 10:28 PM UTC
Telephone In Heaven (Kelly Ray)
Borderline Personality Disorder. 1. The other day I woke up and thought I knew who I was I fell asleep and somewhere in between I lost myself I lost the feeling in my stomach too but we're still talking about how much we have in common. 2. My sweater got stuck on the hanger this morning I started to rip it down eventually I broke plastic and skin. I haven't been back in my room since. 3. 12:06 PM Today my best friend came home and took most of our makeup 12:07 PM I messaged her and mocked our friendship. 12:07 PM She was in trouble with her grandma and had to hurry. She didn't know. 12:08 PM I broke down crying. 4. I woke up at 7:32 AM and took 4 shots drank 2 beers smoked four bowls drank half a bottle of NyQuil and woke up the next day. I have yet to figure out why. 5. I wanted to be a horse trainer for 9 years then I decided I wanted to be an artist worked on becoming a tattoo artist matured into a writer fell in love with photography now I'm not even sure if I like school. 6. First scars appeared at 9 worst scars at 15. First attempt at 10 almost wasn't an attempt at 14. 7. I've been happy the past few days but I still want to **** myself because soon I'll be drowning in depression and succumbing to anxiety. 9. Once I got so bored I thought myself into sorrow. I didn't come out for a few hours but by dinner I was laughing. 10. I used to be in love with a boy but I didn't know so I used whatever I could get and now I'm alone. I don't blame him. 11. I've mentally lost myself as I screamed into the mirror and it wasn't me talking to myself. I don't really remember being there but I was.
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Jan 19, 2014
Jan 19, 2014 at 5:50 AM UTC
11 Personal Thoughts of Someone with BPD
Borderline Personality Disorder. 1. The other day I woke up and thought I knew who I was I fell asleep and somewhere in between I lost myself I lost the feeling in my stomach too but we're still talking about how much we have in common. 2. My sweater got stuck on the hanger this morning I started to rip it down eventually I broke plastic and skin. I haven't been back in my room since. 3. 12:06 PM Today my best friend came home and took most of our makeup 12:07 PM I messaged her and mocked our friendship. 12:07 PM She was in trouble with her grandma and had to hurry. She didn't know. 12:08 PM I broke down crying. 4. I woke up at 7:32 AM and took 4 shots drank 2 beers smoked four bowls drank half a bottle of NyQuil and woke up the next day. I have yet to figure out why. 5. I wanted to be a horse trainer for 9 years then I decided I wanted to be an artist worked on becoming a tattoo artist matured into a writer fell in love with photography now I'm not even sure if I like school. 6. First scars appeared at 9 worst scars at 15. First attempt at 10 almost wasn't an attempt at 14. 7. I've been happy the past few days but I still want to **** myself because soon I'll be drowning in depression and succumbing to anxiety. 9. Once I got so bored I thought myself into sorrow. I didn't come out for a few hours but by dinner I was laughing. 10. I used to be in love with a boy but I didn't know so I used whatever I could get and now I'm alone. I don't blame him. 11. I've mentally lost myself as I screamed into the mirror and it wasn't me talking to myself. I don't really remember being there but I was.
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65 years from now when my grandchild looks me and asks me "Grandma do your cheeks look like they are falling and why does your backbone rise higher than the rest of you?" I will answer: Baby girl what they don't teach you in school is that the older you get the more gravity pulls at you. Keeping your feet planted and your mind out of the clouds. Life moves down instead of forward. Bones grow frail and muscles shrivel up and weaken just like your ability to dream. Dream of what you’re going to be, "when you grow up" because, darling this is it. I'm all grown up. I am all I was ever meant to be. My clay has hardened, no longer able to bend and curve with the wind.   Too weak to keep walking forward. That is why baby run while you still can, discover the world. Leave footprints in every corner of existence, because when you're as old as me your feet will be sore and won't be able to venture deeper into the pockets of the universe. Roots now bind me to this little house where I will keep moving down. Gravity is too strong for me now dear. My skin has already given up. Succumbing to the mighty force. Falling away from my bones that lie hollow inside my cheeks engraved,with the memories too valuable lose after  lifetime. So that when this world had changed, beyond recognition, I will still hold inside of me the days that I spent in the sun . As for my back. Honey, the best thing you can have is a backbone , because when everything in this world in pulling you down, you're going to need something to keep holding you up. My backbone, a tribute to the years I spent tiptoeing across the coal beds of this life’s mighty fire.  But one day it will turn into a white flag of surrender. That is when you know that gravity has won. I will sink back into the earth and maybe start again…
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Jun 11, 2015
Jun 11, 2015 at 2:59 PM UTC
Skin and Backbone
65 years from now when my grandchild looks me and asks me "Grandma do your cheeks look like they are falling and why does your backbone rise higher than the rest of you?" I will answer: Baby girl what they don't teach you in school is that the older you get the more gravity pulls at you. Keeping your feet planted and your mind out of the clouds. Life moves down instead of forward. Bones grow frail and muscles shrivel up and weaken just like your ability to dream. Dream of what you’re going to be, "when you grow up" because, darling this is it. I'm all grown up. I am all I was ever meant to be. My clay has hardened, no longer able to bend and curve with the wind.   Too weak to keep walking forward. That is why baby run while you still can, discover the world. Leave footprints in every corner of existence, because when you're as old as me your feet will be sore and won't be able to venture deeper into the pockets of the universe. Roots now bind me to this little house where I will keep moving down. Gravity is too strong for me now dear. My skin has already given up. Succumbing to the mighty force. Falling away from my bones that lie hollow inside my cheeks engraved,with the memories too valuable lose after  lifetime. So that when this world had changed, beyond recognition, I will still hold inside of me the days that I spent in the sun . As for my back. Honey, the best thing you can have is a backbone , because when everything in this world in pulling you down, you're going to need something to keep holding you up. My backbone, a tribute to the years I spent tiptoeing across the coal beds of this life’s mighty fire.  But one day it will turn into a white flag of surrender. That is when you know that gravity has won. I will sink back into the earth and maybe start again…
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velcro wallet was navy, i think gray plastic zipper grandma gave you i had a locket it had your picture inside but you threw it away because you looked like a rabbit apparently hair fluffed, eyes puffy two teeth and two hours of squirming on a photo booth plastic coin pouch small crayola blue walmart sticker on a side but it never made me smile not like that piggy bank did yard sale treasure dinosaur-shaped no smashing to withdrawl our tooth fairy dollars and dust still, you crammed stink bugs down the long neck's back now, a denim bag on my bed rhinestoned one in the closet and your wallet is real leather, i think has superheroes on it rough and grungy as the comic books in the attic or, did you toss those too? who needs a screwdriver without a ***** that's all money was just hardware we didn't have much use for but there is more than one way to use a tool so here, i'll paint it straighter who needs a coffin without a corpse? especially when we were so full of life back then
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May 14, 2018
May 14, 2018 at 9:13 PM UTC
sibling snippet 10
The other day while driving down       a winding country road, I passed a house that took me back      to days so long ago. The shaded porch, the hanging swing,      the oak trees standing guard, The carefully tended flower beds,      the wide expanse of yard, The big ol' wooden rocking chairs      where a soul could sit and drowse, Made me recall so clearly,      time spent at Grandma's house. Grandma's house was always open      to all who happened by. Kith and kin or long-lost friend      were met with a welcome cry. "Come, sit and eat, we'll set another place,      there's always room for one more". And when you left you could look back and see her,      still waving from the open door. Many years have passed, the family is scattered,      And that house is no longer home. But whenever I should happen to pass,      the feeling still comes so strong. That I should stop and visit a while      and a secret or two we'll share. And then on its heels comes the knowledge,      that Grandma's no longer there. All that's left are fond memories      that all of us grandkids have, That we can recall so clearly,       time spent at Grandma's house.
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Apr 22, 2011
Apr 22, 2011 at 12:25 PM UTC
Grandma's House
Grandma's in the kitchen today With a bunch of dough and butter. I see the dough, so there I stay, Watching her cut the dough with a cutter. I knew what she was making now, A batch of cookies, for the house. I instantly thought about the 'wows' Which would come from all over the house. But as I looked at the cookies, They seemed to be square, and very thick. "I know!", I thought with a big smile, "Grandma's making some bar-cookies!" So with a big grin, I sat down, And indulged with joy, not a frown.
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Apr 2, 2014
Apr 2, 2014 at 9:21 PM UTC
Bar-Cookies
Mom makes you smile for a picture in front of the bus on your very first day of school, "You only have one first day of kindergarten!" she says. But every time you hear the scratching of leather seats, You are back to that day When tears rolled off your tiny pink cheeks, onto the front of your Lion King tee shirt The first time you ever had to be afraid that you would never see her again. Brother tells you not to worry about the boy that bothered you, the impact of a fist on his right eye is a warning that guarantees he'll never disrespect a girl again. But every time you step in the pebbles on a playground, You're still struggling to run just slow enough not to slip yet fast enough to keep from being caught and held captive by the first boy to ever kiss you without permission. Grandma tells you to "appreciate today" every day because you'll never get it back. But every time you hear the crash of waves against a shoreline, You're there with her in your favorite place in the world. And the sun is overhead with looks of never coming down, But you'd be okay if it did because you swear these colors of the sunset don't exist when you see it from anywhere else And you never feel so close to God as you feel right here. Dad is sad when you're growing up because you'll only be little once. But every time you get the surprising scent of metal and grease, You're five years old again and dad is getting home from work and he lifts you up in a hug and you bury your face in his shirt and breathe in, And you're confident that he will carry you to bed later that night on that same shoulder when you fall asleep on the couch. You're told over and over to forgive and your mother keeps trying, too. But every time a green van passes by, you're a vulnerable twelve-year-old with a record that says easy prey and you're back at that police station and you're both still crying and forgiveness still seems so far away. Everyone tells you that "first love" is something you only feel once. But every time September rolls around, You're still staring back into the first eyes to look at you in awe, His palms feel sweaty in yours but you don't mind. And you can still taste his lips and smell the sweet mint Stride on his breath and you feel everything. It’s strange how they promise that you can't turn back time,
 yesterday is gone, 
today will only happen once. 
Because I go back all the time; And I still feel everything.
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Feb 4, 2014
Feb 4, 2014 at 9:12 PM UTC
Time Travel
Mom makes you smile for a picture in front of the bus on your very first day of school, "You only have one first day of kindergarten!" she says. But every time you hear the scratching of leather seats, You are back to that day When tears rolled off your tiny pink cheeks, onto the front of your Lion King tee shirt The first time you ever had to be afraid that you would never see her again. Brother tells you not to worry about the boy that bothered you, the impact of a fist on his right eye is a warning that guarantees he'll never disrespect a girl again. But every time you step in the pebbles on a playground, You're still struggling to run just slow enough not to slip yet fast enough to keep from being caught and held captive by the first boy to ever kiss you without permission. Grandma tells you to "appreciate today" every day because you'll never get it back. But every time you hear the crash of waves against a shoreline, You're there with her in your favorite place in the world. And the sun is overhead with looks of never coming down, But you'd be okay if it did because you swear these colors of the sunset don't exist when you see it from anywhere else And you never feel so close to God as you feel right here. Dad is sad when you're growing up because you'll only be little once. But every time you get the surprising scent of metal and grease, You're five years old again and dad is getting home from work and he lifts you up in a hug and you bury your face in his shirt and breathe in, And you're confident that he will carry you to bed later that night on that same shoulder when you fall asleep on the couch. You're told over and over to forgive and your mother keeps trying, too. But every time a green van passes by, you're a vulnerable twelve-year-old with a record that says easy prey and you're back at that police station and you're both still crying and forgiveness still seems so far away. Everyone tells you that "first love" is something you only feel once. But every time September rolls around, You're still staring back into the first eyes to look at you in awe, His palms feel sweaty in yours but you don't mind. And you can still taste his lips and smell the sweet mint Stride on his breath and you feel everything. It’s strange how they promise that you can't turn back time,
 yesterday is gone, 
today will only happen once. 
Because I go back all the time; And I still feel everything.
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“Life was easier when I was young.” Was what my grandma used to say, “We didn’t have all the problems that people have today. All of this technology, it helps clutter our mind, Without it we’d be much less stressed I think that you would find.” I never used to understand how she could think that’s true, It’s obvious computers have made life easier for me and you! Just look around at all the incredible things available to man, The most powerful technology that can fit in the palm of your hand! We have Email, and iPods, and TV you can record! We have every kind of website to peruse if you’re bored! We have Netflix, and GPS, and don’t forget Smartphones, And we can do all our shopping with a mouse click in our homes! Things have gotten so convenient that it’s so hard for me to know, How somebody could think life was easier many years ago. But as I grow older, I now slowly begin to see, The difficulties that were also invented along with technology. We now have cybercrime, which poses a very real threat, Credit card information gets stolen and you can be crippled with debt. And all your personal information sits vulnerable on your home computer, Hackers can easily break in and take it like a cybernetic looter. There are too many channels on TV you feel like your mind could drown, And people in the ‘50’s never had their DVR break down. People had only one phone at home; no cellphones at all; Nowadays, I hate that anyone at any time can give my cellphone a call. We have an entire of world of problems that we never had before, And with the pace that society is moving they’re impossible to ignore. As I get older, all this convenience slowly seems less grand, And when I think of what my grandma said, I finally understand.
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Jun 15, 2015
Jun 15, 2015 at 3:17 PM UTC
I Finally Understand
“Life was easier when I was young.” Was what my grandma used to say, “We didn’t have all the problems that people have today. All of this technology, it helps clutter our mind, Without it we’d be much less stressed I think that you would find.” I never used to understand how she could think that’s true, It’s obvious computers have made life easier for me and you! Just look around at all the incredible things available to man, The most powerful technology that can fit in the palm of your hand! We have Email, and iPods, and TV you can record! We have every kind of website to peruse if you’re bored! We have Netflix, and GPS, and don’t forget Smartphones, And we can do all our shopping with a mouse click in our homes! Things have gotten so convenient that it’s so hard for me to know, How somebody could think life was easier many years ago. But as I grow older, I now slowly begin to see, The difficulties that were also invented along with technology. We now have cybercrime, which poses a very real threat, Credit card information gets stolen and you can be crippled with debt. And all your personal information sits vulnerable on your home computer, Hackers can easily break in and take it like a cybernetic looter. There are too many channels on TV you feel like your mind could drown, And people in the ‘50’s never had their DVR break down. People had only one phone at home; no cellphones at all; Nowadays, I hate that anyone at any time can give my cellphone a call. We have an entire of world of problems that we never had before, And with the pace that society is moving they’re impossible to ignore. As I get older, all this convenience slowly seems less grand, And when I think of what my grandma said, I finally understand.
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Every couple 'a years or so Our family reunites It takes a couple 'a years or so To recover from the fights A family like our'n Doesn't party like most do Ours gets a little out of hand That's why we have so few It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball There's daisy dukes and forty Lukes They're racing trucks and burning rubber There's jugs of moonshine everywhere And at least a hundred bubbas There's a smoker fired for the food the size of two large trucks It hold 4 cows, and fourteen pigs And at least a hundred ducks It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball There's pickled this and pickled that And things you just can't swallow That used to live down in the swamp Way back there in the hollow There's at least ten shotgun weddings there And the groom might be rail roaded But, the wedding isn't legal If the shotgun isn't loaded It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball There's greased up pigs and muddy runts And at least ten bobby sues and when they all get greased up You can't tell which is who There's horseshoe pits for tossing shoes And games of every sort Most of them aren't legal And would get you into court It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball But, it's the way we like it Drinking shine and acting out Tossing things that aren't tied down And wrassling about There's music there of just one kind It's country and that matters Any other sort of sound Sets the crowd off like mad hatters It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball There's always someone who's so drunk And it's normally the preacher Last year we married him off To the back up first grade teacher There's Chevy trucks of every kind And one covered in sod Mary Lou showed her tattoo "Jeff Foxworthy is my God" It's the best time of the year for us And it's sad when it must end but, you gotta haul your *** away When the cops come round that bend It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball
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Jul 23, 2013
Jul 23, 2013 at 12:01 AM UTC
Redneck Family Reunion
Every couple 'a years or so Our family reunites It takes a couple 'a years or so To recover from the fights A family like our'n Doesn't party like most do Ours gets a little out of hand That's why we have so few It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball There's daisy dukes and forty Lukes They're racing trucks and burning rubber There's jugs of moonshine everywhere And at least a hundred bubbas There's a smoker fired for the food the size of two large trucks It hold 4 cows, and fourteen pigs And at least a hundred ducks It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball There's pickled this and pickled that And things you just can't swallow That used to live down in the swamp Way back there in the hollow There's at least ten shotgun weddings there And the groom might be rail roaded But, the wedding isn't legal If the shotgun isn't loaded It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball There's greased up pigs and muddy runts And at least ten bobby sues and when they all get greased up You can't tell which is who There's horseshoe pits for tossing shoes And games of every sort Most of them aren't legal And would get you into court It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball But, it's the way we like it Drinking shine and acting out Tossing things that aren't tied down And wrassling about There's music there of just one kind It's country and that matters Any other sort of sound Sets the crowd off like mad hatters It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball There's always someone who's so drunk And it's normally the preacher Last year we married him off To the back up first grade teacher There's Chevy trucks of every kind And one covered in sod Mary Lou showed her tattoo "Jeff Foxworthy is my God" It's the best time of the year for us And it's sad when it must end but, you gotta haul your *** away When the cops come round that bend It's a redneck family reunion everybody has a grand old time eating grandma's cooking and drinking grandpas shine You never go home hungry If you make it home at all You go home bruised and battered And you surely had a ball
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Mom is drunk, talking **** Grandma is drunk, laughing at her pain Dad is drunk, yelling Aunty is sobbing Brother locked himself in a room Cousin won't stop crying Uncle passed out I clean up all of their broken pieces with no one left to clean up me
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Dec 22, 2015
Dec 22, 2015 at 2:27 AM UTC
Home For The Holidays
My mom says "frick" or "fiddlesticks" even when kids aren't around. She's holding in some of that pure, unfiltered rage each time a plate is dropped or toe is stubbed. If only she'd just shout "OH **** she wouldn't lash out at grandma or sob uncontrollably later. Someone once said to me, **** you!" and I was happy. It means they won't ****** me in my sleep because they expressed verbal and not physical rage. I was happier when someone told me "go **** yourself" because I went home and did just that. Speaking of pleasure, the act of ******* burns between 85-250 calories, improves sleep & your immune system. Google it. I've been ****** a realization &/or learning experience having gone broke without a way to pay rent resulting in the lesson of moving back in with the parents. We can get ****** up. A couple too many tokes &/or shots of gin &/or punches to the face. We learn the perils of excess. In third grade, I was ****** up by a group of 6-7 kids. I learned I never want to experience THAT uncomfortable feeling again. Why is **** such a bad word again?
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Jul 7, 2012
Jul 7, 2012 at 11:58 AM UTC
The Benefits of ****
A proud man, Upright and unshakable In belief and morals, Once only I did I see him Without a tie. A child of Edwardian England, The links Of his watch chain Glinted As they hung With formality and elegance From his waistcoat pocket, Yes, even as he worked. And work he did. Patiently, Brilliantly and tirelessly With ingenuity and imagination. A craftsman from a bygone age. A master of his tools. Grandfathers are soft, Playful, bear-like in their Gruff-whiskered familiarity. Not Poppy. Unwittingly aloof from his grandchildren, We avoided the need for directly addressing him, Unsure of where we stood. He’d probably have secretly Loved the informality Of our secret nickname. I hope he knew. The chapel piano did for him. Too much weight for his work-weary ticker. Grandma gave me his pocket watch to keep, And for a time I treasured it, Measuring its weight Like a smooth round pebble In my palm. A workman’s watch; Practical. A yellowing face Behind a scratched And hazy glass. But accurate, And precise. Reliable as the man. Detached in life, I liked to hope that Gazing down, Watching, He just might have Laughed In loving acknowledgement of his Grandson’s curiosity And foolishness Sitting cross-legged on the carpet, With heart-thumping nausea Adrift in a sea of springs.
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Mar 21, 2011
Mar 21, 2011 at 3:15 AM UTC
Lost Link
open the door a man stands there with a smile the package he passes is not on my Christmas list that doorway sure is no chimney. shaking, frightened, it's finally time alone, i unfasten the bag, as if it's the first brithday that my grandma is no longer with us. this was the most expensive present i have ever received although the grantor is no ******* Santa Claus & that instant i recognize my existence lies in these jars. i outwitted mother nature if i begin consumption i live if not well.....How Will It End?
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Oct 28, 2014
Oct 28, 2014 at 9:00 PM UTC
the lifelong subscription
Blood is thicker than water as youth we were told, But families are divided and their veins run so cold. Funerals seem to be the only time they gather or talk, Hard times are the only time on your door they knock. From birth was taught family values and love implanted, Feeling alone, unappreciated, and so taken for granted. Could it possibly be they are feeling the same as me, A visit, phone call, or text message could be the key. They say I love you and to please call if ever in need, Love from family is what my heart desires indeed. Oh, how I miss my grandma cooking in the kitchen, Always a blessing to gather and see everyone pitch in. We shamefully have not carried on the traditions, Of our loved ones gone before us full of ambitions. Pride was instilled to honor thy father and mother, To stand behind and support your sister and brother. Neighbors and strangers did our family they make part, Love not based on material things but from a true heart. So get off your high horse and get over your ego trip, It is time to pull together and bring back the kinship. Love to you all and may you pick up the phone, Don’t wait, they can not answer once ashes and bone. VLK
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Aug 15, 2018
Aug 15, 2018 at 9:16 AM UTC
Blood is Thicker Than Water
You are my December because you seem to emanate a golden glow, quite like of parols swinging from tall streetlamps December in how you brush through my hair like a cool, gentle breeze brought by the northeast wind of clear blue skies and fair weather. December also in the way you wrap your arms around me tightly, it reminds me of my favorite warm, woolly sweater that my dear grandma knitted for me. You are my December in how you light up my eyes like the Christmas lights that twinkle on the Christmas tree No, actually, more like the fireworks that set fire to the midnight sky on New Year's Eve December because you are a great gift like the secret surprises tucked under the Christmas tree you are a sweet treat like a gingerbread coated with colorful sugar, freshly baked and toasty you refresh me like the much needed break that lasts for two weeks You are my December because you leave me melting like the mini mallows sprinkled on my hot choco steaming You are my December because I love December
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Jan 1, 2014
Jan 1, 2014 at 2:34 AM UTC
You are my December
And when I die little bird, Don't be sad, don't weep. For I loss all my sufferings, Im happy now Im free!
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Jul 2, 2019
Jul 2, 2019 at 4:02 AM UTC
What Grandma told me
claude: battles tabletop. reaches for maple syrup, into breakfast, & breaks down puking. the girlfriend/abortion situation. the cash & cream corn. smells of deeper spring. grandma & her bible. to pray. to eat lunch. to television & honey blunt the relief of a sunday night. lily: into decay. into dark days of her america. detox: she breathes on vapor. sweet leaf. sweats the heat & dead-dreams off. off on wavelengths & resonance::: sound therapeutics, at 528.111 hz, enhanced dream frequency. she falls into bliss. into unopened codons & the rigor of vibrational analog. love cassette. achilles: wheelchair-bound & boning still. gripping *** the girl & couch. the couch & modern warfare. old warfare: harvest of limbs. he crawls across the lawn to pick strawberries. thumbs the dirt for entrance to another world. smokes a jar of roaches, as monument to his second generation revival. cool. wallace: & the zebra jeep. red rock monkeywrenched billboards & the ****** of flame upon milk factory. chemical factory. fertilizer bomb///return/ to town & grotto. porch-light wood & breath of bong-rotation. the babylon journeyman, embroiled in plots against the order. to simply disappear. to portal away.
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Apr 20, 2014
Apr 20, 2014 at 7:29 PM UTC
4, 20-something friends