Best Father Son Poems
Below are the all-time best Father Son poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of father son poems written by PoetrySoup members
Shepherd Who Forgot His FlockIt's raining again, grey neon skies,
washing away suppressed surfaces,
to reveal unhealed wounds,
to scars the eyes cannot see
sometimes they bleed.
Some say words heal,
but I resist to...
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Categories:
childhood, emotions, father son,
Form:
Free verse
Between the Words of My FatherI tried my best
To live between your cruel words
Yet there was no room
I felt less
Smaller than small
So why didn't I fit?
I wonder
Now that you...
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Categories:
farewell, father son,
Form:
Free verse
If Ever I Don't Know"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and
can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words"
...
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Categories:
father son, age, daughter, father daughter,
Form:
Rhyme
Submerged In Shallow StreamsShimmering silhouettes haunt.
Shadow stands still,
observing his soul drift towards
the tree of melancholy.
Its morbid image stands silent,
but screams inside the mind.
I could write a...
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Categories:
angst, death, father son,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
death, father son, grief,
Form:
Rhyme
I Forgive YouYou lost my life.
Sharp as a knife...
You lost a lot of things.
Your memory in my heart
Still sings...
Today...
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Categories:
abuse, father, father son,
Form:
Lyric
My Parting GiftsMy Parting Gifts…
Goodbye, my son, my only king.
You are my love, your name I sing.
My wish was more to be with you,
to be with...
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Categories:
father son, goodbye, hope,
Form:
Couplet
Dear Little Wee One - Nursery Rhymeoh come, my dear little wee one
what a long, full day you've had
...
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Categories:
father son, child, children, father daughter,
Form:
Rhyme
This Fathers SonYou kept your faith with cannons flaming
when cowards left, their souls ablaze.
You kept your trust--thy will proclaiming--
from none but death to sing your praise.
Your word...
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Categories:
appreciation, father son, inspirational
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
father son, appreciation, bereavement, death, eulogy,
Form:
Quatrain
Between Your WordsBetween Your Words
Dad
I tried my best
to live between your cruel words
Yet there was no room
I felt less
smaller than small
Like a comma that didn't fit
a...
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Categories:
father son, abuse, angst, character, child
Form:
Free verse
Forgiving the Unforgivable(Lights dim, single spotlight illuminates the speaker, dressed in simple attire. Voice starts trembling, building in intensity)
Can forgiveness mend, a childhood,
fractured in the dark?...
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Categories:
child abuse, father son,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Out of the ParkIt wasn't because he brought her flowers....
It wasn't because he wined and dined her....
She loved him because he spent hours on...
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Categories:
father son, father, son,
Form:
Free verse
All Gods CreationsWe walked on the beach, just Daddy and me,
And looked for shells in the sand.
We found a starfish holding tight to a rock
Then we walked...
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Categories:
father son, creation, dad, father daughter,
Form:
Quatrain
Nothing LeftChorus:
If lonely is a prison...
Lord knows I've done my time
From my lying destination,
To the truth I've left behind
There's another losing diamond,
In every card I'm dealt
I'll...
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Categories:
father son, conflict, depression, emotions, father
Form:
Lyric