Family Poems. Above are examples of beautiful Poems about families, relatives, and the bonds they share. This list of family poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. When the husband, wife, kids and other family members make an effort to notice and acknowledge each other's good qualities, the family unit flourishes. However, families can also experience severe problems which often leads to a poet expressing emotions about these strained relationships. Still, you may be able to relate to these beautiful poems about families and relatives whether you have a traditional, extended, or stepfamily. Read all types of family poems and share these poems with the ones you love.
the poem of a tired daughterI have to deal with Noah when I wake up.
When I sleep.
In the middle of the day.
Where's my rest?
I have to deal with him when I'm with Roland.
When I'm with mom.
When I'm with Grandpa.
When do...
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Categories:
child, childhood, depression, family,
Form: Free verse
Watch Out Big Foot
Our home came from an old apple tree,
the storm came and we had to flee.
We still make honey for brie,
all my wonderful siblings and me.
I am the youngest yellow bee,
my family is filled with glee.
Watch...
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Categories:
family, food, fun, giggle,
Form: Rhyme
The Steps of a DadThere are no instructions on being a father
No matter what is written in a book
You have to be there and experience it
One step was all it took
When our father stepped out and left us alone
You...
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Categories:
blessing, children, dad, family,
Form: Narrative
26-7-2024 Twin Cities1.)
Slept most of my life
Forget the stress
The best kind of strife is the kind kept repressed
Every guy just gotta accept we’re inclined to becoming depressed
You’ll never cry
Except if you gotta...
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Categories:
anxiety, depression, family, fish,
Form: Free verse
Who's a Saint
I read a poem about
a mother, a saintly mother,
who, with knotted and veined
hands, crocheted blankets
and booties...
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Categories:
appreciation, care, family, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Change
Change
I used to be the mother
who entertained.
I used to be the mother
who made spring rolls
and stuffed clams
and fancy entrees
for...
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Categories:
age, change, family, identity,
Form: Free verse
ENSTRANGE CHILDRENParents aren’t perfect
They’re human being to
They make mistakes but
As long as you weren’t abused
In any kind of way and you had
Food, a roof over your head and
Wasn’t forced to be a parent
To your siblings...
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Categories:
family, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Washed PresumptivelyWent down to the river
each time I sang
and washed presumptively
the flesh of kin
down, down, down
with knees bent
unfolded and rent
circled the floors
each time I sang
and raised the roof
and arms in praise
‘tis not enough to say
‘tis a...
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Categories:
christian, family,
Form: Free verse
Remembring YouThe day you left us,
From that moment until now, I've wished it was just a dream.
There are times when I reach for my phone, longing to hear your voice,
But each time, the reality hits like...
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Categories:
family, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
The Graces of a Little PlaceWe were always close together
As the house we had was small.
Family meals there knit a tether,
And precious voices filled the halls.
The dog was in and out of course
And he surely didn’t mind
To steal away...
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Categories:
appreciation, blessing, childhood, family,
Form: Rhyme
Eulogy For A Loved OnePoem for Dad
Of flesh and blood
that nature gives to our breath
must one day be given back
for life was lent by Earth's hand
and now it is returned
Dad though lives always in us
He is the movement of...
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Categories:
family, dad, death, dedication, eulogy,
Form: Elegy
SONG'S OF EXPRESSION
You have become all part of me
Continuously active in me
You are far from me
Yet that didn't relent me
I am broken in pieces
I am now a puzzle needing stitches
I long to plant a soul kiss...
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Categories:
angel, beauty, emotions, family,
Form: Rhyme
I missI miss Judith, for devil that she was,
she would give me a stare each time I pass,
built like a fort on two pillars of stone,
she would glare like I had sins to atone!
she recycled curtains...
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Categories:
family, anger, anti bullying, blessing,
Form: Rhyme
no sense in family reunionthe oldsters were the ones who were predictable
Aunt Marjorie would bring something to sell
If you said “no thank you” she would try to guilt you into it
“I will give them to you if you cannot...
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Categories:
family,
Form: Narrative
I Miss YesterdayIt happens quickly,
the chubby arms of a child
clinging to my neck one day,
and too soon those arms are around someone else
The busy early days of motherhood
fade into the days of the empty nest
The days and...
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Categories:
children, family, life, love,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Family Poems
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addiction, beautiful, birthday, black, blended, broken, brother, christian, christmas, death, difficult, father, fathers day, funeral, funny, graduation, grandchildren, grandfather, grandmother, hard times, holiday, hope, inspiration, love, mother, mother child, mother daughter, mothers day, niece, relationship, rhyme, sibling, sister, step families, trials, values,
and more.
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