Family Poems. Below 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 international poet members of 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.
Poem Topics Related to Family
Read wonderful family poetry on the following sub-topics:
addiction, 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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Clean Glasses
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Daniel Hunter
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devotion, family, mother,
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Grandma
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Twig Clark
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childhood, family, funny, grandmother,
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Choose Your Family Wisely
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Caren Krutsinger
| Free verse |
family,
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Words to the Olympian
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Chisala Kataya
| Free verse |
family, beautiful, bereavement, death, deep,
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THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS
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Line Gauthier
| Sonnet |
appreciation, autumn, family, home,
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FAMILY ANGST
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Vickie Thayer
| Imagism |
betrayal, family,
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Pearl's Kitchen
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Yolanda Scott
| Rhyme |
family, blessing, childhood, culture, dedication,
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Hanging Around
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Rhona McFerran
| Free verse |
childhood, family, humor, humorous,
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Hand-Me-Downs
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Rhona McFerran
| Free verse |
character, family, growing up,
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Brainstorm, Loving Togy
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curtis johnson
| Free verse |
family, forgiveness, friendship, love,
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God blessing is daughter
by Mohit Rohilla
From the receipt of girl-gems
I m happyness in life
By the arrival of the little bud
As much as the shadow greenish in the garden
Every flower of...
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family,
Temperamental
by Jack Ellison
My family is temperamental... half temper... half mental
Some days both apply, but I try not to be judgemental
We should all try to get along
Help relief...
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family,
A Poem For My Grandma
by Nick Trim
Today the angels called your name,
they called to you, and took all your pain,
leaving you with only peace,
tonight you sleep where the angels be....
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death, family, sad,
Parmer
by Jimmy Coker
To cross him was ill advised;
No bigger a man on this earth ever lived.
Storyteller, hunter, fisherman and farmer,
known to all simply as Parmer.
His days were...
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america, family,
Pollie
by Jimmy Coker
Pollie
Genealogy is sociology and science.
The long dead hide away in silence.
Searching long hours to find a person
who is found in a moment so...
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family,
Holbert
by Jimmy Coker
Holbert
Brogans and overalls by Lee;
Making cotton baskets ‘neath a white oak tree.
A grandfather I never really knew
that smoked Prince Albert; it was tried...
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america, beautiful, character, family,
In plain view
by Vegter Papyrus
In plain view
she stands assisted by her walker,
last in line at the Salvation Army for others,
a way age allows her to help virile...
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family, irony,
Think of the Children
by Rhona McFerran
Little faces upturned, watching.
Their childish prattle gives
a sense of security to us,
thinking that they are too young
to see or understand.
We are mistaken.
Their youth and innocence
are...
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childhood, family, growth, innocence,
Family
by Colette Dright
Family is Togetherness -
Where there is hardship, struggle and heartbreak - There is Family
Where there is sorrow, tears and disappointment - There is Family
Where there...
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appreciation, family, together,
It's Halloween
by Bette Bavington
Grandma, look I am flying on your broom.
Where would you be going on such a fine
Afternoon?
Be careful that's an heirloom.
To your bedroom
To get my...
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adventure, confidence, family, fantasy,
Game over
by SillyToy Boys
I burst through my kitchen door knocking down my mother in the process and said "outta the way loser".
I went down to my gamer cave...
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family, allegory, analogy, boy, dad,
RIP Grandmother
by Matt Forshay
She looks so frail and fragile.
Really she’s barely alive.
Ninety six years old and she still gives death a battle.
It makes me admire her never ending...
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anxiety, death, deep, family,
ON OTHER'S SHOULDERS
by Jim Yerman
He cannot answer how tall he is
no matter how much we implore me…
for he proudly stand on the shoulders
of all those who came before...
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family, inspiration,
A Mother's Love
by Kristen Bailey
A is how she's always there for us
M is for moments that we share
O is for owies that she doctors
T is for thousands of...
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appreciation, birthday, family, meaningful,
Broken english
by Tiffany Herrera
His broken english is nothing to be made fun of , it is not broken language but rhythmic music
The courage for him to adapt...
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family, appreciation, art, beautiful, beauty,
Dance And Dine
by curtis johnson
Two days prior, he had been blessed with fresh insight about the goings on in his life, and now, here he was on a Monday...
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anxiety, change, emotions, family,
Patience
by JP Thomas
patience!
a virtue
of souls
young and old
patience!
personified.....
what a sight to behold
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cheer up, earth, family,
In Such Intense Flames, An Eternity May Be Born
by Robert Lindley
In Such Intense Flames, An Eternity May Be Born
Hold your dreams, bind them with rainbow beams
tumble sweetly and let heart's passion arise
sow the seeds that...
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appreciation, art, care, family,
ROOTED
by Jim Yerman
He returned,
after many years,
to sit under the oak tree
near the house
where he once dwelled
and smiled
when he realized
he was rooted there...
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family, tree,
Chosen : ode to unforgotten soil
by JP Thomas
I was the lucky one
The apple of his eye
He chose me to walk with him
The memories will never die
Two brothers older, two sisters younger
And I...
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Categories:
art, childhood, deep, family,