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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.

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!

Kristen

I really like this poem, it reminds me of when my grandfather passed away. I also wrote two poems for him. I really miss him.

Morgan

this was a really goo poem an my grandfather died when i was just a lil kidd and i didnt realyy get to know him but i wish i did. and when we talk about him i have nothingg to say cause inever really knew him but i knew he was a great person adn i know he loved me very much and i wish he was still hear and could see me do all those things in ur poem and im truelyy sorry for your loss!

courtlyn

I like this poem b/c my papa passed away and he was 64. He passed from a rare type of cancer. But this poem really touched me. It made me cry and this happened in January of this year. So i just want the girl that wrote this to know that its not only her it touched but me and more than likely many others out there just like us. Just remember he may be gone in life but he is still their in spirit

Cody

this touched me and i used it at my grandfathers funeral i really liked it and it was very touching

Danielle

Great poem. I totally understand the feelings and emotions of it. I've felt that pain.

tiffy

i loved this poem! i know how she feels!

NIKKI

I LIKE YOUR POEMS AND I NOW HOW YOU FEEL SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO ME LAST YEAR . WHEN YOU WRITE MORE POEMS LET ME NOW

heather

my grandfather died sunday and this really touched me because it explains my feelings.

Marissa

it's unexplainable My grandpa pasted away about a month ago and reading that made me cry! So thanx Melissa

ashley

I love this poem because I lost my grandma a couple of years ago and she won't get to see me graduate or anything. Love your poem.

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