Family Children Poems

I miss visits from my children
Who now have families of their own
Photos of kids on the internet
Precious moments now shared by phone

I miss my mom...

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      MY CHILDREN

            The greatest bliss of my life
...

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Rejected by my Dad
Rejected by my Mother
Rejected by my Family
Rejected by God

My Life...

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The girls never had much of a chance
In a home bereft of love, much less romance
With a belt switched, emotions naked, sans pants
  ...

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Sophia my littlest angel
I have something to share with you
You are so young but you need to know 
How much I care
I know you are...

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Here's to my family
Here's to my friends
Here's to my acquaintances
  On whose help I depend

Here's to my mom
Here's to my dad
Here's to my relatives
...

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She ran away from Kentucky in the middle of the night.
With excitement.
And love.
And a belly-full of adventurous ideas,
and her best friend, He.

He and she had...

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Your path in life I always aim to enhance.
My time with you is balanced as best I can
most often driven by your dependance.
Independence the goal...

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Our
Easter
family
twenty eighteen
celebration starts
with Vigil Service for Resurrection

of Christ from the dead and the ascension
into the Heavens.
An egg hunt for
the children,
Easter 
lunch

baked 
ham and
Granny's sauce,
plus potato
salad...

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Don’t fade Papa,
Don’t leave us alone,
Where is that strong man,
Who wisely ruled our home?
Strong were his hands that once led,
That picked us up when we...

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The test
In these days of gender turmoil
Gender issues, gender strife
It has now become a puzzle
How to go about with life
What to teach our growing children?
Who...

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Christmas Eve was coming
There was plenty to be done
There were protocols to follow
There were programs to be run

Presents needed wrapping
Elves had duties of their own
They've...

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I have watched my life go bye I beg to differ why
I have watched my boys mature to independent men 
I have watched myself...

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If someone could just flush the loo,
Or pick their pants up - that would do....

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O, my little boy
So wondrous and so full of joy
Away from you, there’s a void
Can’t be filled

Child, father, man –
They’re all of the same plan
I...

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Childhood

As I close my eyes and think back in time
The thought of several years comes to mind

When I was four people were as tall as...

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Singing birds and laughing children
Summer sounds seep into our senses

Friends, family and neighbors socialize
Backyard shaded lounging chairs
children playing nearby

Summertime sunshine and outdoor adventure
Fishing at dawn...

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Every daughter who turns forty
Should get one of these
A poem from her father
Saying what he sees

A home you're building
That's warm, safe and kind
What we'd all...

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Dear Covenant to Empower Children, Inc.

I was in a Potlatch CoHousing Cafe
just the other repair-invested day
for both ego and eco therapy.

Our host introduced
this Potlatch SkillShare...

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She knows naught of a life that is her own,

          So giving all she has to...

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