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Elder Poems - Poems about Elder

Elder Poems - Examples of all types of poems about elder to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for elder.
Sweet Yesterday - Ephemera
...Letter of the past, Now a treasured piece, Letter of gone years, Now a keepsake. She wrote it to show her love, She wrote it to tell me how proud she was of me, It had words from the depth of......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, death, grandmother, lost love,
Form: Free verse



Two Cats
...Do you have pets, she asked, during our chat. Yes, I replied, we have two cats. My wife turned and said with a laugh, Dogs have owners, cats have staff. Over the years, we have found, t......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, cat,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A time to reflect
... Now, being a senior citizen, Is it too late for me to reflect on, What went wrong in my life? Born and brought up in a family, Where morals and values played their role, I learned to call......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, 5th grade, children, family,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Nursing Home memories - Room mates I
...Old Harry, Hungry Elder Harry was happy Excited to eat, like a child versus old Cookie was first stuffed, eagerly eating Following was rest of his dinner Pasta, was told First, sharp loud......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, age, character, engagement, food,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Wounded Sigh
...A crumbling cabin, a jungle deep, An old soldier trudging by, Imagining he heard, in the breeze, A ghostly, wounded sigh. This elder sat 'neath a mangrove To ease his creaking bones, His une......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, death, dream, loneliness, war,
Form: Rhyme



Starlit Yearnings: A Daughter's Tale
...In the quiet corners of her soul, she sighs, A girl in need of a mother's embrace, Longing for arms to comfort her as she sobs, Yearning for love that's magical, consoling and much. She gazes a......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, longing, lost love, mother,
Form: Free verse
The demon of second chances
... It worked in the recesses the nooks and cracks of the darkness. It’s shapeless meandering form intent on its work It’s slither of arms and tentacles wrapped around the soul It’s tortures fi......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, poems,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Lone Dandelion
...In a verdant meadow expanse, A lone dandelion stands, Trading golden crown For a halo of fragile wisps. Sun's affection now distant, Yet in its fragile state, An ethereal beauty emerges, An el......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, flower, nature,
Form: Free verse
Elder sister
...She handled it all,fiercely She stood as support, strongly The iron pillar, Shielding them from unfamiliar. Handling responsibilities Kicking off the insecurities. Marking her territory ......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, appreciation, beautiful, blessing, care,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Speaking From Felt Experience
...Enjoying Earth's promised land of compassionate multicultural communion, we share a preference for deep rich soil and fertile green-blue resonating surf As our bodies adjust to rocky and pr......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, anxiety, community, feelings, health,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
Premium Member A Touching Reflection
... The clock ticks, and Time slips by. Amass less! Let’s all give it a try for a while. Eyes closed, thoughts flow, of memories recalled from pictures on the wall, Back to the time of a risin......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, feelings, meaningful, society,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member All Twelve Apostles: A Tyburn
...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PETER or SIMON the YOUNGER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ slower lower grower thrower Christ calls~"Have faith,"~slower~lower~rock Build church~confuse~grower~thrower~flock ......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, allusion, analogy, appreciation, baptism,
Form: Tyburn
Bittersweet pyrrhic victory
...Bittersweet pyrrhic victory... if a 2024 November presidential Biden win pandemonium likely to occur, subsequently figurative tectonic upheaval might set United States in a tailspin. Thou......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, 12th grade, abuse, america,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member On the Trail - Life's Gates
...Silent, yet sounding You asked… how, why, what, when, where To parents present... Atmosphere living Grabbing experiences Family teachings With taught imprintings How to live future, prepa......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, adventure, childhood, education, life,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Fruit of Lost Winter
...February 27th Lower Peninsula of Michigan One week of true cold and snow is all This year Today is the warmest day ever recorded For this entire month An ancient age is passing Winter short......Read the rest...
Categories: elder, bird, earth, february, march,
Form: Free verse

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