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Family Poems | Poems About Families and Relatives

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.
Premium Member Time spent with family
Time spent with family By Michelle Morris 19/03/2023 Not everyone gets to be a parent Not everyone gets to have a family But each moment we are given Is a blessing unto itself We celebrate Family Day We celebrate Mother's...Read More
Categories: blessing, emotions, encouraging, family,
Form: Free verse

So soon
The sound of little feet running down the hallway and into the living room. Never thought the day would come so soon, seeing your little babies grown up into men. When your hair has turned gray and...Read More
Categories: family, age, baby, child, cry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member DREAMS
At night we have many dreams Sometimes they go to the extremes They play out many seems Letting us know that we are human beings That God came to redeem Through Christ He have clean Because He is supreme Sometimes we feel...Read More
Categories: bible, courage, creation, family,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Bring Them Home
Oh pray tell on what distant shore does my loved one sleep tonight I often wish that not once more my love would leave my sight How can it be just yesterday Our dreams we both did...Read More
Categories: family, love, miss you,
Form: Rhyme
PART OF TWO
I may walk upon the Earth no more. You may not be able to see my face. But we are bound together with a bond that can't be broken by time or space. The very day that you were...Read More
Categories: absence, bereavement, death, family,
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member GENERATIONS ESCORTING ME OUT
How’d I get to be the old fogie? I’m left generations behind. My kids…now my grands in the rearview mirror My cousin’s kids having kids lots of kids I don’t know them. New generations escorting me out eventually and they won’t remember me But we...Read More
Categories: family,
Form: Free verse
Dice in Dark
Wake up in the midnight, Staring at the window outside It slightly far above my sight A little girl’s hands folded Cries out in pain I can read her facial expression through closed windowpane, All her veins stuck out in utter...Read More
Categories: family, anger, betrayal, child abuse,
Form: Rhyme
A Tribute to Mothers
Amidst the trials and tribulations of life, She still soldiers on with unwavering drive, Her shoulders burdened with tedious roles, Yet she perseveres, never once cajoles. Complaining not of the struggles she endures, Nor boasting of the blessings that are...Read More
Categories: family, abortion, emotions, encouraging, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Pure And Simple
He and me Became we We became three Three became a family Story ended happily ...Read More
Categories: family,
Form: Rhyme
OLD FRIEND
Most of times as youth we are abstracted, We struggle to quell the tumult of the soul amist life's cruelty, I'm afraid neither of us was looking where we were going, When I bumped into a friend of...Read More
Categories: family, friendship,
Form: I do not know?
Premium Member The Ex
I’ve got a flat tyre. Congratulations, hope you’ll both be very happy. Can you fix it? Are you going to a fancy dress party? I’m getting married, Sherlock. Wow, kept that quiet, who’s the poor sod. Nigel, and I’m in a...Read More
Categories: family, humorous, marriage,
Form: Free verse
Generational Rifts
Remember holding your first born child? The wonder of this newborn mesmerized you… Remember when they took their first step? How proud you were as they turned and smiled at you… Remember when they said, that precious first word? The...Read More
Categories: dream, family, forgiveness, remember,
Form: Free verse
BLOSSOM
Light pink rose petals turning dark pink. Beautiful flowers that smell of spring. Roast beef cooking slowly while we wait to meet happily. We eat the roast beef, all the family gathered up again. We celebrate, we laugh. Making jokes we...Read More
Categories: family, allusion, beach, best friend,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member All OR Nothing
...I remember when it was SOMETHING. A Lesson OR Blessing, actually BOTH. Is blood thicker than water? Not if bad blood has formed. Was it always tainted, beneath the naked eye of a surface picture painted. Life's moments...Read More
Categories: change, family, growing up,
Form: Rhyme
I FEEL NO BILLOW
I FEEL NO BILLOW: Obvious smile covering enormous of feelings. Shadows on the wall tells 'bout what could be happening. Self-isolation mobilised for a painstaking decision. Children of destitute parents on gruesome mission; Fantasies and fallacies boosting men for filching, Selling...Read More
Categories: beautiful, family, trust,
Form: Lyric

Specific Types of Family Poems

Definition | What is Family in Poetry?