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GRANDMA'S POEM, a poem by Yolanda Geneva Hershey, USA Other Funny Poems Other Grandparents, Grandmother, Grandfather Poems DUAL CATEGORY THIS POET COUNTRIES Categories: Funny Poems & Grandparents, Grandmother, Grandfather Poetry Viewed 48589 times Author: Yolanda Geneva Hershey, USA Share Poem GRANDMA'S POEM This is a poem, to make you laugh and not cry, As I tell you a tale, of a day past by. Twas early in the Spring, on a day damp and drear, With a little rain falling, and a garden that is near. One that had recently been covered with manure that spring. So it would flourish with vegetables and flowering things. Two children out playing, in the rain that day, and a grandma hollering, This is no time to play. Get back in the house, and get yourselves warm, you shouldn't be out in the cold and the storm. After hollering quite often no results could I see. Now picture this: The rain, the garden, and grandma, that's me. As I hurried to the grainery to send those children home a little bit angry and chilled to the bone. Huffing and puffing a little out a wind, I'm past fifty six and no longer slim. When they saw grandma coming, it put them in gear, well those children could run just like a deer. Down through the garden they sped in great glee knowing they could outrun their grandma, that's me. After them I ran with never a fear, I'd catch those kids, and me they would hear. Light footed are they as they put it in gear, my feet are like lead I can't even get near. Well I slipped and fell and they looked back at me. Such giggling and laughing I was a sight to see. Well, here I lie in the mud and the manure they are laughing real hard, and I am real sore. Shouting after them I know you are living far away and you'll come back up to grandma's house some day. Was really quite funny, as I picked myself up splattered with mud and also with muck. So I cleaned up and calmed down, and myself I could see, as I looked as through thier eyes, my anger did cease. Was really quite funny, and I was sure they could see, those children had outsmarted and outrun their grandma (and that's me) 'Tis is hard to believe, this was my fix, when Yolanda was five and Joshua was six. Click to purchase Print 51843 0 Other Author Poems Recent Site Documents What type of Valentine do you wish to have? Blog by: Mukeshkumar Raval Just Among Friends (A24) Blog by: Chris Johnson ARE LARGE PHARMACUTICAL COMPANIES PLAYING SCROOGE Blog by: Marcia Schechinger Code Red! (A tale of a media man) Short Story by: Edgar Eslit CONGRATULATORY SPEECH Blog by: Dowell Oba finally... Short Story by: bahar sarafrazi Why I Write About Monsters Blog by: Kristine Trudeau Wonder of Wonders Blog by: Rajaram Ramachandran One upon a time.. Blog by: Pattra Shuwaswat The Rockhill Cosmo and Her Butterfly-I Short Story by: Yarpei Shatsang         If you like this poem, post a message below to the poet!   To Respond, enter a note and then click the "Post Response" button below   Your Response:   Your Name   Your Country       Here are the previous Messages left about this Poem From Comment about poem or author Response Country Response Added Nancy Crossland Delightful and heartwarming! Thank you for sharing this with us, Yolanda. USA 7/21/2009 12:02:09 AM jordanna My gran has just passed away and i would just like to says a little poem she know she means the world to me a gran is someone to value beacuse she give so much with all her life throuht with a lovein touch God saw that she was getting tired And a cure was not meant to be So he put his arms around her And whispered come with me she is saddly miss and never forgoten and i would so anythink to see her smilng cause when god took her he took a big part of me too but rest God broke our hearts to prove to us That he only takes the best R.I.P Gran miss you Alotss love from jordanna scotland 7/20/2009 9:51:31 PM george christy Im loving it India 6/27/2009 12:43:35 AM Lara I love this it is so beautiful!!!!!!! Australia 5/9/2009 2:48:52 AM Caroline Wow. This is long! But it's great! Awww United Stated of America 5/1/2009 6:55:22 PM PAIGE ha ha lol love that poem fantastic phrases of words love it love it love it australia 4/19/2009 10:51:11 PM PAIGE LOL australia 4/19/2009 10:49:19 PM North Adams Cheerleader Im doing ur poem for this projet and i loved this. Adams County 3/19/2009 8:41:37 AM North Adams Cheerleader it was funny and im using this poem for my language arts poem.I loved it. 3/19/2009 8:38:38 AM I am not telling you Ha ha! I think I might use that poem for my grandma's birthday!:) 12/20/2008 9:24:30 PM Jacinta Ramayah Yolanda - not only do you have the gift of writing, you are full of humour and love too. You are wonderful. Malaysia 11/28/2008 4:31:37 AM ROS SHRAPNEL You've displayed and created great memories within this poem and share a sense of humour which many would be able to relate to, grandchild or grandparent alike. Very visual, and pacey. Thanks Yolanda. Cheers. Australia 11/28/2008 1:59:34 AM Janet Psaila very funny - kids are cleverer than we think Australia 11/28/2008 12:33:05 AM Thelma Zaracostas I liked this poem as well Yolanda lovely memories ! Australia 11/28/2008 12:07:13 AM Heather This poems cool realy liked it my grandmas like that to. USA 11/27/2008 11:18:08 PM Heather This poem is cool thats how my grandma is to. Texas 11/27/2008 11:15:05 PM it did make me cry it was too beautiful!!!!!!!! 11/16/2008 4:46:53 PM Fariha Very nice New Zealand 8/19/2008 5:10:24 AM gianna u r a great poetry writer USA 6/30/2008 7:52:52 PM gianna this is the best poem i ever read whoever wrote this is a great poetry writer i love your poem its the greatest thing i ever read USA 6/30/2008 7:51:48 PM Ashley I like this poem so much I can't stop reading it Spring Valley, New York 5/20/2008 7:51:53 PM lisa c i loved the poem so much texas 5/11/2008 6:46:49 AM lisa c i loved this poem so much texas 5/11/2008 6:46:10 AM aimberly yeah thats rigth go grandma usa 5/9/2008 3:14:33 PM Marishka I really liked it! =) Canada 5/7/2008 10:17:19 PM Jessica Uhh...I Jus Wanna Send A Shout Out To Mine's Momma-- --Wut Up Moms~Luv Ya! US 5/6/2008 7:31:04 PM alexandra meh..i dunno oakvile 4/29/2008 6:58:30 PM navashia gorman make me smile bhyaila 3/5/2008 4:08:11 PM navashia gorman its really will make aparent sad if you really pay attention bhyaila 3/5/2008 4:07:20 PM Premi makes me smile.. really beautiful! India 1/18/2008 4:01:12 AM Julesa Hey mom you smile so beautiful AMerica 12/17/2007 4:46:04 PM Kayla Dodson This poem is awsome it made me laugh and think of my randma a lot. I let my grandma read it and she even laughed (when she should of been yelling). If you want to read a good funny poem this is the one you should read. Yolanda your poety rokes! Keep up the good work. I can't wait to read more of your poems.You are sutch a good poet I can't expain how good it is. Here is a poem I wrote you might like it. Its called Granpa's little Girl. Grandpa has a little girl her eyes are pretty blue, they sit all day long in granpas big blue chair playing Peek-A-Boo Now grandpas little girl incase you didn't know, has big blue eyes and long brown hair and loves her grandpa's crooked nose. Grandpas little girl would run in the door each day, "you are a great granddaughter" he always used to say. Grandpas little girl was devastated to learn her granpa died that day. Grandpas little girl is still devastated today but she cah still talk to him in her own serete way. Is't it a great poem the said thing is its true. USA 12/4/2007 10:28:58 PM Lee I like your poem! Aus 11/28/2007 10:40:32 AM Ann it's nice to have someone make a poem that others can relate to in a way, :) England 11/28/2007 7:31:40 AM alyssa this is a wounderful poem. keep it up!!!!!!! U.S 11/12/2007 7:03:49 AM Cynthia This poem DID make me laugh and I could envision those two laughing children. I remember times like that with my grandma. Nothing is funnier to a child than getting one over on Grandma and then, having a good laugh about it later... sometimes YEARS later... ha ha Thank YOU! Ohio, USA 10/27/2007 9:16:49 PM little lou i think that this was a very nice poem and it really touched my heart.keep going grandma... united kingdom 7/30/2007 6:10:45 PM linda cooper that was really a good poem. kudos to you!!! very original aspers, pa. u.s.a. 7/19/2007 3:41:43 PM Nora E Hetrick Excellant write-up here, loved it!!!! United States 6/25/2007 9:59:45 PM Shannon Very sweet, funny, and human. Something I was able to relate to. USA 6/25/2007 6:12:15 PM thelma zaracostas Dear Yolanda That was great and such fun to read I can just visualise the slipping in the mud! keep up the good work australia 6/11/2007 8:43:59 AM George No, that is not a nice poem at all! United Kingdom 6/11/2007 8:36:27 AM JJ Yolanda, Sometimes I get bored reading long narrative poems but I liked your story, nice one. I love poetry that does an imprint of a family history moment. USA 4/23/2007 11:30:50 PM     Send this poem to your Friends and Family           Use the following form to support the author by sending this poem to your friends, family and co-workers. Each time that you forward this poem to another friend of yours, the poet will earn marketing credits to get their poem pages displayed even more on the Internet.    Your Name:    Friend's Email:    Note:         Have this poem read to you by one of our Poets! Rate this Poem 1 - Average 2 3 4 5 - Award Winner Votes: 5      Average Rating: 3.6      points: 18 HELP THIS AUTHOR OUT BY COPYING THE FOLLOWING HTML CODE INTO ANY WEBPAGE <a href = "http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=51843">Click here to visit VoicesNet.com to read the poem called "GRANDMA'S POEM" by Yolanda Geneva Hershey, USA</a>