#18 Goodbye Gramps

My grandfather passed away on June 4, 1999. He was the first person that was close to me that I have lost. He was 81 years old and a very great man. He will be missed by many. This poem comes from my heart and is inspired by how much I miss him already.

This poem originally was published in Poems on Life - Teen Poems

Goodbye Gramps

by Melissa

Today something happened that I thought never would.
I wish it could be undone, oh, if it only could.

I realize the memories I've made will be all there is.
My grandfather's memories, mine and his.

See, my grandfather passed away today and will never be back.
And now it's moments with him that I will sadly lack.

He won't be here to see me get my license or my car.
See me go to prom or graduate, because he is so far.

But I guess he's in a better place.
He resides in Heaven, and is surrounded by God's grace.

Now he can watch over me throughout the night and day.
And I can pretend that he's not really away.

He can stay with me in a place inside my heart.
And of me, he can still be a part.

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Morgan

This poem really relates to me because I just lost my grandfather last month and I still hurts but I know that he is here in sprit.
rachel

OMG. i love this poem. it has all the emotions and feelings i had when my grandfather passed away. it was actually two months today. GREAT JOB.
maggie

AWW. I like it and pluse my granpa passed away to so i know how that feels
Ivette

Awesome
Robin

This means alot to everyone that reads it because I lost my gramps to and I know how you feel about him never being able to see you do all the thing that you had wanted him to see!
steve

Love it! It really touched me!
Dylan

I liked this piece because you see I have just lost my grandpa recently and this poems tells exactly how I feel and how I felt last week whne I first lost him.
sarah

my grandpa just passed away today 2/23/06 and i already miss him this poem touches me so much thank you for writing it
tasha

hey melissa i thought ur poem was gr8! i had my grandads funeral on thursday and wen i red ur poem it reminded me of my grandad so much. it also helped me realise he will still be able to watch me and i know that he will be proud of me wen i am older so thanks xx
Jennifer

i like your poem because it talks about a person that you dearly loved and lost and i lost somebody that i dearly love and i lost too.
alexis

i can relate to this i lost my grandpa on May 20,2005. 4 days after his birthdayand i didnt go see him on it so i felt so bad. and i felt the same way u did he was the closest person to me and i lost it when they told me.
Brittany

That poem really touched me because thats how i felt when my grandpa died
NIKIAH

i relly liked your poem, i know how it feels to lose someone that you really love and care about, cause when my aunt had died it was hard for me to even try in go on with my life, even though i already knew that she was in a better place, but it just hard and i really do understand
Shannon

I love this poem, its simply a great way to feel better about a loss of a person that meant alot. I just lost my Papa, and this made me feel better for a moment, and that moment gave me time to feel something else but sad, so I am grateful, for it!
dee

i like your poem a lot. i have never lost anyone to death so i won't sit here and tell you that i see where you're coming from but i do feel your pain i have lost people really close to me. you are super duper and i hope you feel better soon.
James

I would like to vote for this poem because I lost my granpa too and well I just thought that this poem explained I how felt.
candice

hi,my name is candice and when i read this poem it brought tears 2 my eyes because my grandfather past away when i was nine about five years ago january 28 and it broke my heart because i was so close 2 him and i love this poem it will alway be my favorite because it brings back all the memories of my grandfather
jacintha

this poem and all the poem from this site touched my heart and i know many more people will be touched
dalenna

this a very good poem and made me think of me and my grandpa.
lucy

this poem is wonderful. my grandad passed away 2 weeks ago very suddenly and i am heart broken. i am glad that some one has written a poem about their grandad as they are very important parts of our lives!

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#18 Goodbye Gramps

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