Best Mum Poems
Below are the all-time best Mum poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of mum poems written by PoetrySoup members
Garden of mum
Mum sat in her aromatic garden,
admiring its charm and grace.
It was a cold morning,
but mum never seemed to feel it any more.
Her eyes were tired,...
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Categories:
mum, mother, mother son,
Form:
Free verse
Ode to Mum
Brown paper memories she puts in my hands
Twine roughly tied in a bow slightly askew
Part and parcel of a humble life once led?
My defiant eyes...
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Categories:
inspirational love, love, mum,
Form:
Ode
RapeOctober: I'm eighteen, shortcutting home
through an autumn-burnished churchyard -
copper-lustred leaves, moss-skinned stone -
a jaunty swing of skater skirt and arm,
college folder square-sturdy in my hand.
In...
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Categories:
mum, abuse,
Form:
Free verse
A girl named SuePOTW 1 Oct 2018
Gossip about her
swept the school yard through
“Hey if you’ve got what it takes
There’s this girl named Sue
For a pack of smokes
or...
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Categories:
mum, angst, fantasy, teen love,
Form:
Rhyme
On the Wings of a Butterfly- Collab with my sister Cecilia Crasto
POTD 10th May 2018
A dedication to our departed Mum, Anne Forbes.
And to all the dearly departed Mums who celebrate Mother’s day on the second...
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Categories:
mum, dedication, mother,
Form:
Rhyme
Human BeingYou are a human being they told me, something you should treasure
But isn't a human being the only animal who kills for pleasure?
Man's inhumanity to...
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Categories:
mum, confusion, social,
Form:
Couplet
Precious gift
My mother's voice,
is the sweetest symphony -
when life becomes troublesome,
soothes like an orchestra of angels.
When there is darkness,
becomes a beacon of light,
guiding when tides...
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Categories:
mum, mother, mothers day,
Form:
Free verse
JAN ALLISONI am from Great Britain – it’s not a rumour
I always try to write with a sense of humour
In 1996 we moved to live...
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Categories:
mum,
Form:
Couplet
ENGELBERT EFFLEFLUMP FOR DR SEUSS CONTESTEngelbert Effleflump put on his disguise
Climbed in his orcetector and rose in the skies
For his mum hated flying and must never know
That Engelbert’s job was...
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Categories:
fantasy, flying, kids, mum,
Form:
Couplet
Too late for tearsOh, my brother..
I can see storms causing havoc in your eyes.
All you can do is stare,
seeking comfort from a tombstone.
Beautiful marble cannot reach out to...
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Categories:
absence, angst, death, mum,
Form:
Free verse
THE LITTLE FIR TREEThe little fir tree was feeling extremely sad
it was tiny compared to its mum and its dad
When people saw the tree they just walked away
and...
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Categories:
mum, child, christmas, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND I'LL CRY IF I WANT TO - EMOTIVE POEM
I visited mum today
as I do almost every day
She greeted me with open arms
And then says
‘I didn’t think you’d come ...
I thought you had...
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Categories:
mum, memory, mother daughter,
Form:
Free verse
From a Hospital Bed FROM A HOSPITAL BED
Wordancer
Even if I’m dizzy with an aching head,
I must not disturb the others in the beds
In this hospital ward where...
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Categories:
mum, childhood, depression, family, children, life, recovery
Form:
Rhyme
He's Just a DogHe’s just a dog, a mongrel pup that fitted in me hand,
short haired, tan and white, with needs of high demand,
he’s whingy and he’s whiny,...
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Categories:
animal, dog, trust, mum,
Form:
Rhyme
The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the TreeYou can see him now, dirty as a horse
that slipped in the mud, planting petunias
with that infamous shamrock thumb
(Irish from his Pop ...
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Categories:
mum, adventure, crazy, cute love, fun, garden,
Form:
Free verse
Trying something newTrying something new , If you think you see something or someone you recognise .
It is purely coincidental.
I met a romantic queen
and made love to...
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Categories:
funny, mum, , cute,
Form:
Limerick
A Rose by any other name ---
Through the hushed whisper of the breeze
Flowing through the majestic circling pine trees
I sense that I have stepped
Into a sacred hallowed space
A GARDEN OF ROSES
A...
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Categories:
mum, beauty, humanity, love, peace, world war
Form:
Ode
Sweet Child Of Mine
As I watched my daughter playing with her son, I couldn't help but see myself in her. I still think...
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Categories:
mum, daughter, grandson, love,
Form:
Haibun
Special MemoriesAnniversaries, birthdays, special occasions
marking significant moments in our lives
bringing back precious feelings
reliving a once upon a time.
The first time that I met you
the butterflies I...
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Categories:
mum, anniversary, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Titillating Experience
Mom caught her boob in the washer’s wringer
Rotor made Mom an opera singer
Tit for tat, she got redder
...
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Categories:
funny, mum,
Form:
Limerick
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT ANACREONTIC VERSEAbandoned
by your own mother.
How could she
leave you to die?
You were helpless,
bedraggled and weak.
When I saw you
my heart melted…
who could resist
those huge blue eyes.
I scooped you...
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Categories:
mum, cat, love,
Form:
Lyric
Wishes and DreamsI wish I could walk without feeling pain
I wish I could live my life again.
I dream of a time when I could run like a...
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Categories:
day, deep, dream, health, life, mum,
Form:
Couplet
MISTAKEN THAT YOU LOVED ME'My' biggest mistake was being born a girl
I was never going to meet your expectations for you wanted a
Son and you got me ...mum...
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Categories:
mum, childhood, discrimination, father daughter, growing up,
Form:
Acrostic
In My Mother's EyesIn my mother's eyes I see my hero
I know fear is far at bay
In her words I feel protection
In her smile I see my face
Because...
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Categories:
mum, mother, prejudice,
Form:
Lyric
Tanka 2 about The Cherry Blossom and Lifeon melting snow
first cherry blossom
withers too soon
mum ties pink ribbons
to the white casket
Or
on melting snow
first cherry blossom
withers too soon
mum unties ribbons
from empty cot-bed
Inspired...
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Categories:
mum, bereavement, birth,
Form:
Tanka