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Best Adoptive Poems

Below are the all-time best Adoptive poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of adoptive poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member In Celebration of Mothers
I celebrate wonderful mothers 
who always put the needs 
of their children first,
the single mothers who 
especially must sacrifice 
to help their children survive 
and...

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Categories: adoptive, celebration, dedication, mothers day,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Her Son Nathaniel
She is searching for the son taken  from her arms 
 simply because she was believed to be a child herself.
She was unable to...

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Categories: adoptive, baby, cute, sad,
Form: Narrative
He's a Carpenter
Surrounded by various profession
Business, medicine, soldiership and education
It's heaven-sent and planned  for Him to labour
To work manually with strength and effort
True hardships; entails a...

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Categories: adoptive, career, christian, creation, relationship,
Form: Free verse
Paternal Love
What i always wanted in life
Was an ideal dad
One who cared about family happiness 
And could cheer us up when were sad.

I always wanted a...

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Categories: adoptive, faith, family, fantasyme, family,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Mother
mother
                the matriarch
      spends time...

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© Alexis Y.  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: adoptive, children, love, mother,
Form: Cinquain



Premium Member Random Acts of Kindness
A mother struggling through daily burdens
Raises her son to be studious and intelligent
Without any funds for his higher education
When strangers raise enough to pay his...

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Categories: adoptive, humanity, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Blessedville Orphanage Fairy Tale
There resided in an Orphanage, called Blessedville
Lovely girls whose names are Charitybelle,
Faithgayle and Hopedelle.
 
They are best friends and in prayer they are aligned
Asking God...

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Categories: adoptive, appreciation, blessing, children, christian,
Form: Tristich
Letter To Mama
Dear Mama
I'm older now and so much has changed
I miss you don't get me wrong
but I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place
and I...

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Categories: adoptive, anger, confidence, conflict, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
The Lost Years
The Lost Years

EDIE

Edie looks well for her age,
Hard to believe she’s almost 94.
A widow wife these past 72 years,
Lost husband Bill, in the 2nd World...

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© Kevin Shaw  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: adoptive, absence, age, loss, miracle,
Form: Rhyme
In My Blood For Contest
I have two mothers
One gave birth 
The other gave me life
I was chosen
I was loved
I was wanted
But I was different
My adoptive family of pale complexion...

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Categories: adoptive, betrayal, childhood, mom, mother,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Black
The black cloak wrinkled from a restless night 
Worn that day despite its negative appearance
Deep, deep black eyes look darkest from grief
Time only wears away...

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Categories: adoptive, death, memory, mother, sister,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Mother's Death
M  y mother died when I was fifteen months old
O  h how my heart hurt when I called her so bold
T  o...

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Categories: adoptive, childhood, death, family, introspection,
Form: Acrostic
Times Gone By
Beautiful angel, no limits or boundaries ...
You are such a lovely child of God.
Unselfish in your intent, you are as sweet as
A spring flower.
Strong are...

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Categories: adoptive, blessing, celebration, dedication, mother,
Form: Ode
Lilly Mae Forever In Our Hearts
My wife Judith opened my eyes
into the world of adoption for pets
with special needs.

   It takes a special person to give
an animal a...

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Categories: adoptive, death, peace, pets,
Form: Free verse
Athenian Epitaphs
Athenian Epitaphs

Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be,
but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.
—Michael R. Burch, after Plato

Does my...

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Categories: adoptive, death, eulogy, funeral, grave,
Form: Epigram

Book: Shattered Sighs