Family Poems. Above are examples of beautiful Poems about families, relatives, and the bonds they share. This list of family poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. When the husband, wife, kids and other family members make an effort to notice and acknowledge each other's good qualities, the family unit flourishes. However, families can also experience severe problems which often leads to a poet expressing emotions about these strained relationships. Still, you may be able to relate to these beautiful poems about families and relatives whether you have a traditional, extended, or stepfamily. Read all types of family poems and share these poems with the ones you love.
Flocked InThey don’t ever prepare you for when life gets tough to bare
It’s something a lot of times one must learn themselves
With the pain and loss that I carry, I must not let it weigh these...
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Categories:
adventure, bird, confidence, family,
Form: Free verse
Regret Worming InHeading towards the tall trees in the distance
I start to have a feeling in the pit of my stomach
It’s a feeling I couldn't seem to ignore…hunger
So I headed to the ground to rectify...
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Categories:
childhood, dark, family, fear,
Form: Free verse
Even After We've PassedEven After We've Passed
Something about you
Resonates with me.
It’s hard to describe it;
I don’t have the words,
But I know it exists.
Though it sounds absurd,
Everything about you
Resonates with me.
Being around you
Illuminates me.
It gives me a reason,
Hope for...
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Categories:
death, family, life, marriage,
Form: Lyric
Memory Pen
The ashen bones of my family mixed with the blood of our ancestors creates the ink from which the deepest of secrets emerge.
...
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Categories:
6th grade, family,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
care, family, love, relationship,
Form: Haiku
Sun RoomSitting in the sun room
At a nearby hotel
Reading a new book
All was going well
Ringing, the phone danced
I had an incoming call
“Who is this?” I wondered
And answered it I chanced
The...
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Categories:
family, home,
Form: Rhyme
Next Generation
He lived, expressed, and passed on what he knew.
It did not always taste good nor was it easy to chew.
Perhaps his father also had hard-to-express emotions
That remained inside him, filled with questions.
Much of his DNA...
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Categories:
family, father,
Form: Verse
early morning coffeethe smell awakens
everyone in the household
they drink and enjoy...
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Categories:
family,
Form: Haiku
Dreams for You and MeI’m roused from precious sleep, instantly alert.
Listening for you.
It's a skill all mothers master,
flipping the switch from asleep to awake.
I remember when sleep was an ocean,
endless depths of waves and dreams.
Tranquil, restful, lovely.
Now sleep is...
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Categories:
children, family, mom, mother,
Form: Free verse
A Mouse Or A Mountain
Growing up,
I was the runt of the litter.
My siblings called me Cute,
because I was the youngest one.
It was very hard growing up as a little mouse,
gray with tiny white spots.
I saw myself as big as...
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Categories:
animal, family, giggle, home,
Form: Free verse
Stevie, Earth AngelStevie, Earth Angel
You were born blind
Eyes that could not see the beauty
Of your own sweet smile
Yet you saw beauty
in the people who loved you
and discerned every intention.
You were born with Cerebral Palsy
You could...
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Categories:
family, angel, brother, caregiving, eulogy,
Form: Free verse
Cookouts
Categories:
family,
Form: Monoku
DearestMake time for people
Who are important to you
Family or friend....
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Categories:
engagement, family, friend, relationship,
Form: Haiku
Submissive SilenceWhat difficult insanity?
Repeating every day.
Laughing, pure absurdity
at life’s prevailing way.
The lack of understanding
buried deep in darker deeds.
Dysfunctional autonomy,
that never will succeed.
Psychotic conversations with
an entity not there.
Do you feel the sunshine’s warmth?
Or smell the human air?
As...
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Categories:
family, feelings, mental illness,
Form: Rhyme
Adieu PapaDidn't know it would hurt this much,
I wasn't prepared for it. I loved your imperfections and the memories I
didn't think I had, flown in abundance
and that is what hurt the most. I'm...
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Categories:
cry, death, family, farewell,
Form: Elegy
Specific Types of Family Poems
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addiction, beautiful, birthday, black, blended, broken, brother, christian, christmas, death, difficult, father, fathers day, funeral, funny, graduation, grandchildren, grandfather, grandmother, hard times, holiday, hope, inspiration, love, mother, mother child, mother daughter, mothers day, niece, relationship, rhyme, sibling, sister, step families, trials, values,
and more.
Definition | What is Family in Poetry?
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