Best Parent Poems
Below are the all-time best Parent poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of parent poems written by PoetrySoup members
What Only Angles HearDaddy never did understand.
That violence doesnt bring comfort.
A lost soul seeking acceptance from a unwelcome hand.
She was silent no one ever knew.
The secrets behind her...
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Categories:
parent, angst, death, depression, life,
Form:
Rhyme
God's Kind of PoetryI see God in nature, surrounded in the beauty of our earth.
As God may speak with his spark of life dwelling in me,
Expressed though HIS...
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Categories:
parent, beauty, devotion, poetry,
Form:
Terza Rima
Choosing SidesEven as a child of God -
when it came right down to it
she stood firmly on her child’s side -
not God’s
.. and damn
how I...
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Categories:
parent, angst, appreciation, introspection, irony,
Form:
Free verse
So Much About Living She Has Learned SinceGrit in her eyes beaming fortitude of vibes
Powers her dash from one end to the other
Handing out drinks: brandy, whiskey, beer;
Serving high rollers and surly...
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Categories:
parent, angst, courage, dad, death,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
bird, care, flying, parents,
Form:
Rhyme
A Poet Plus Teacher- PSWas it a sheer accident that I became a poet?
Poetry, I didn’t pursue, rather it cropped up
As a late-night guest, quite unexpected.
A teacher’s career, I...
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Categories:
parent, destiny, inspirational, passion,
Form:
Free verse
Don'T Grow Old, DaddyHow could you get old, Daddy?
That's not supposed to happen
I'm your little girl
I can't see the stooped shoulders
I can't see the ravages of time, Daddy
Please...
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Categories:
parent, dad, daughter, father daughter,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Sweet Child of MineAs I watched my daughter playing with her son, I couldn't help but see myself in her. I still think of her as a child,...
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Categories:
parent, daughter, grandson, love,
Form:
Haibun
Small Gifts God's Worksmall gifts -
contributing to other's happiness?
# show me a man or woman of simple mind
people who we commonly term as slow #
point out ====>
people
of simple...
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Categories:
parent, god,
Form:
Free verse
I Stand With ConfidencePeople treat me like dirt with
Judged envy, but I stand with
Confidence.
People called my beauty
Ugly of jealously, but I still
Stand with Confidence.
People whisper of my...
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Categories:
parent, anxiety, beautiful, body, bullying,
Form:
Free verse
Think Twice - Celine Dion TributeThink twice this world can be such a wicked place my sweet child.
It's all coming back to me now, the memories we shared.
Goodbyes the saddest...
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Categories:
child, love, parents,
Form:
Pantoum
Childhood Inequality In SchoolSome children come into the school building dancing, singing, hopping, bursting with uninhibited glee.
They exchange giddy, happy stories about their day at the mall, dropping...
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Categories:
parent, child, child abuse, children,
Form:
Narrative
The God MachineI really have outdone myself this time!
My ‘God Machine’ is finally in place!
I’ll never have to fret about a rhyme,
Or stop for a red light...
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Categories:
parent, god, humor, judgement, planet,
Form:
Rhyme
What I Feel No Words Could BearWhat would be of me
if you could be with me
How would be my present days
if ever you were spared other few days
I open wide my...
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Categories:
parent, beauty, bereavement, blessing, celebration,
Form:
Couplet
The BallparkThe dream of every Little Leaguer
in our town was to play in The Ballpark.
The Ballpark was the diamond
where all the Major League games were...
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Categories:
parent, baseball, childhood, dream, emotions,
Form:
Free verse