Family Poems | Poems About Families and Relatives

Eavesdropping** "A good man is hard to find," my Nana used to say. I remember the day she said it, tears in her eyes as she carefully put money into an envelope for church on a Sunday morning. Earlier that day, she had been yelling at my granddad for what felt like hours. She was really...

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Cat was very nice to mice: If asked for cheese, replied, how big a slice?~ My honor to please! -- Was also fond of backyard birds: Wonderful! Marvelous!~ his admiring words. Now dog, was a bit more ornery... he barked a lot, even at the laundry -- protector of all, in that way true~ a tinted greyhound, who answered to Blue --...

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When winds are rough, And tear at hopes and dreams When days are dark, and nights are tough, And over-long, it seems When bitter clouds collect above, And ache and break and pour We'll batten down the hatches, Just like we did before. You see, to me - we're made to last; To wait, contented, warm; To stand and know the past has passed. For...

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In crescendos and surges of light, Beneath the somber, crimson sky, Beyond the shadow's line, He stretched his wings in haste He found and swept an angels heart; They shine and struck embrace And onward flew the angels, By crimson flame and flash We simply stood and stared a while, And heard the trumpets blast. We saw it singed and scorched in light And in the...

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Feeling warm, Mommy’s cold, sense of duty, Mommy stays, First of four clouds, She clears the sky, So light can shine, On the cloud she raised....

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Silver A is the slot this wet morning ...

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APOLOGY I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE YOU EXIST I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE YOU BREATHE YOU FEEL YOU MAKE YOUR OWN CHOICES I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE YOU HAVE YOUR ONW POTENTIAL YOU HAVE WILL YOU HAVE ALL TEN FINGERS AND TOES YOU STAND ON TWO FEET YOU ARE BLESSED WITH INTELIGENCE I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE YOU EXIST FOR PURPOSE YOURS TO SEARCH FOR YOURS TO RELISH YOURS...

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We did not notice at first— the small rebellions of memory: a forgotten kettle on the stove, the absurd claim that Tuesday had vanished, names reshuffled as if in a deck too often played. The mind does not fall—it recedes, a shoreline eroded not by storms but by silent, persistent tides. Each day an abrasive grain, each night a hush over once-luminous thought. She remained...

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Once we were Seven Once we were seven now only one Six gone before me Now I’m alone No one to reminisce with Questions left to myself Childhood memories but no one to share They left me each of them, one by one And with each passing Came sadness and tears Charlotte was first We were closest in age She teased and tormented me...

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You say you hate him but you won’t escape him. You give me anxiety that I can not flee, you create toxicity and you let it capture me all so he can thrive. ...

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What did I do to you in my past life to get what you give in this one What crime did I commit to you to get you to love me like you do Is there anything I can do to pay for my crimes or will this be my eternal punishment...

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I surpassed father though the path was treacherous and filled with mirrors ...

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‘Sleep-deprived’ is a relative term ~ Whenever mine visit, I toss and turn ...

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in the foundry ...

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It’s a little complicated - what isn’t? But my plans have changed (again). Under some pressure - but not really - I was able to switch schools. From Johns Hopkins university to the Université Paris Cité. No doubt, the Hopkins acceptance helped. It’s like when you have a boyfriend - how the other boys suddenly find you more attractive? Someone...

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