Best Mothering Poems

Mothering Sunday
old men weeping, daffodils
at the graveyard gate

sons and daughters, motherless
everyone somebody's child

© Gail Foster 26th March 2017...

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Chaos reigned in our house
 when the girls were small.
Daddy worked long hours and 
was often not there at all.
When their cantankerous hour 
arrived between six and seven.
One on my back, one on my front, 
praying to heaven.
As I tripped over toys
 left after bath...

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Transitioning from my spiritual home
I resist my entry, fearing unknowns
I’m swaddled and cleaned and scented with foam
My mother whispers, “This now is your home.”

An infant I fuss commencing great cries
Mother soothes and comforts and dries my eyes
She’s tired and wilted but doesn’t give up
Always parenting...

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Mothering
A small piece that builds up a past 
Past residency that creates anger and vexation 
True example of free independence and love 
Belonging to genuine DNA to distant relatives 
Caring for a companion, words, and faith 
Desperate for a better tomorrow because the fear of...

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I'd visit you in heaven if I could
With a bouquet of roses, yes I would
Celestial beauty of music I'd play
For you mother on this your special day.

I'd write a poem to your heart from mine
To say I love you, and will for all time
For all...

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I walk in her room and pick up her toys.
I call her name to help, only to hear back white noise.
We're running late now and she's nowhere to be found,
I feel myself start to panic and I become overwhelmed.
Just as I start to fall apart...

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The birds build their nest
       The mother helps the babies
            Until they can fly
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Cluster, clan, hanging bunch of grapes
   -    bustling collection children I dreamed
   -    Far from rationale, imagination run wild
   -    Adult life ridicules, idea is far less esteemed


  When...

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            HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
(Apropos Of Mother, Aunts, And Our Sister)

God not only gave us Mother,
He also gave us her Sisters, too:-
All praises be to God for giving us
Mother Dear, her Mothering Sisters,
And our beloved...

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