Son Poems | Examples of Son Poetry

Mothers don't let your children grow up to be soldiers and march off to battle without remorse or of course a thought of regret to get in the way boys playing follow the leader 'We're only following orders' the young may say yet greed and stupidity is the name of the game either for land or in God's name history has taught nothing on judging it seems and trudging...

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Singing and dancing, as the last to arrive, he outshone his brothers in the Jackson Five. Moonwalking across the stage, he was quite the fancy dancer, but what happened to his other glove, is a question no one can answer. Comparing the early to his later work, you can hear it when he sings, Michael the 'King of Pop', put a new complexion on things. But in...

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Empty work resists an empty home Too much to bear without clinking bottles Swaying in a plastic bag like seasick genies Empty life finding harbor in emptiness Even if it’s something to feel guilty again It’s like welcoming Legions for guests Something to keep depression company Keep them occupied, let them kill the hours The hours are Prometheus dripping red Why does my...

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He's closed the blinds. His twilight dawns. A midday reverie. Within his mind, a vision spawns, awash in mystery. * A levee bursts, torrents crash free— a castle from a dream. Atop his throne, court bent on knee, all hail: "Long live the King!" * Then suddenly, the hall doors boom. "A beast! A beast has come!" As herald wails, and dread consumes: "The end! The...

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Daddy drove a truck I'm a trucker's son I'll be driving eighteen wheelers 'til my trucking days are done Momma lives for trucks looking good under the hood born in a cab I have trucking in the blood and it takes air brakes truck stops weigh stations too pedal to the metal coming on through fired up wired up shifting gears running on caffeine it's music to my ears I...

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A crown of thorns it had to be He cried out in anguish from that tree No one would listen, no one cared Then John said brother please be still Your Father in heaven for you awaits You mean the world and more to Him God said for You, My Son, I'll wait...

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God’s blessings Cover me Like the Son and gold sun rays No guessing I know He’s got me Father is so good in every way He gives me A perfect peace In the middle of life’s storm He’s choosing me And using me Feel so little my hearts warm (Bridge) Amen He’s a friend indeed His light shines inside of me Chorus Joy comes in the Dawn The Dawn He gives me Spiritual...

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I woke up this morning from a dream. On the coffee table, I saw a magazine - my father's Field and Stream, and I remembered how he wanted to take me to a place he went with his own father in an earlier time and space, to nature's rugged, wild Elysian fields, where boys and men could bond, like a...

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I wish I could put into words the love a mother has for her child. It is a depth that no one else can reach. They are my existence; they are my breath. My children illuminate my soul and give my life purpose. It's like seeing the world for the first time. They are so...

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He was strong in life But even stronger in death He refused to be forgotten So he stained the pavement in his blood A haunting reminder of what was done His blood spoke more than words could It's echo mourned his childhood To his friends and family he was the embodiment of love To the system they called him a thug How can that...

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Let sail this doom and gloom Drinking gasoline with a blue lighter In the morning head up the gangplank The hours till I lay down is a lifetime I’ve become a child drunk on hydrocarbons How will I lay my aching head at night? Isn’t it how I’ll wake up young again? I’m a sailor heading to international waters Fuel in my belly...

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You will know your dad when you too became a dad! You shall feel glad when you realize, he was your launch pad! You will appreciate his wisdom when you shoulder responsibilities of the kingdom! You will realize his care when he was dissolved into the air! You will dearly miss him when alone, against the tides of life, you swim! You shall...

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To each of my children please know I love you. If you weren't my children, I don't know what I'd do. As babies and infants you brought me so much joy. Playing make believe with me as we played with your toys. Though I must admit changing diapers weren't my style. But you each got me through it with your...

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When handed a stuffed pullet looks like a stunned mullet should I turn surly in high dudgeon please don't bludgeon this old curmudgeon and not to be outdone altho' I am an only son blame my parents by all means as I'm the result of their poor genes which run the gamut of the spectrum but I don't care one bit not a jot nor give a sh*t more politely put I...

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On the Day You Arrived That day, when I asked—quietly— for peace, a reply came not in thunder, but in your breath. No trumpet. No sign. Only your eyes— new, open, like light finding its way through water. How can I thank the kindness that let you happen here? You came already knowing how to calm a heart by being held. We named you Arian, but the sky had whispered it once, softly, before we did. And now, each time I see...

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