Best Parenthood Poems

Nine months I carried and waited
for you to come into the world
so I could hold you in my arms.

I knew you were in my womb...

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The day you were born was my euphoric high
When everything changed hearing your first cry
As hearts synchronized in embrace with a sigh
And every breathe of...

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My shoes have traveled miles of roads
Their soles are worn quite thin
Struggling with this heavy load
I carry deep within
Beyond repair, no longer shine
Scuffed with many...

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"A mother's love is made in heaven." Quote Written By Poet

She was a young and beautiful bride,
then her handsome husband died.
The fast car came out...

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The day I truly became an adult – oh I remember it like it was yesterday
The moment I gave birth to you my son –...

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WHAT IF?

What if you were  the brightest star on the solstice night
Would you feel antagonism from the sparkling maze?
Or would Love dismiss uncertainty to...

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Just drop once, when you happen to go by.

A tale they may count, mountains of my country;
Of paradise invaded and forests destroyed,
Of vessels adrift and...

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Lollipop, Lollipop, Lollipop
Remember way back when?
Gummy bears and peppermint sticks
Such treats when we were ten

Teenage years weren't far behind
Raging hormones and pimply skin
And puppy love...

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Letting Go

Letting go...sometimes it happens twice,
Eventually, as life does cast its dice. 
The little ones we raised flew from the nest,
Though for sure, the time...

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Happy is the day a baby is born.
Happy are the parents of a new born.
Happy are the siblings of the new born.
Happy are the relatives...

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For many many years her dream was denied
Every month she prayed, every month she cried

Hospital investigations she painstakingly endured
Sadly she was infertile and this couldn’t...

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I'm not an expert at anything, but an optimist at many.

A carpenter I am not, but I can still bang a nail.

My artist's hands are...

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(This poem is political satire; 
don't read if you think you may 
be offended. No truth in any of it, 
considered by many to be...

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Perhaps with stars in your joyful eyes my friend
You will recall the time like rainbow as you would
Hold your baby in your thrilled arms to...

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Just Visiting

While my visiting days are over,
I am left with another gift,
Fantasizing as a butterfly
Landing softly on a cruise ship.

I don’t drive down the Texas...

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