Mother Father Poems | Examples

These Mother Father poems are examples of Father poems about Mother. These are the best examples of Father Mother poems written by international poets.


Premium MemberMeet the Family

Father Wally
Mother Molly
Daughter Polly
Sister Holly
Play Dolly
Son Solly
Dog Collie
Rain Brolly
Shopping Trolley
Mistaken Folly
Jeshua Holy
Atheist Unholy


Premium MemberHidden, the Heart

   
        Beneath the sky’s watchful eye
             the world takes place
                
	Yet hidden, the rhythms
             of the human race

	 Oceans vast, one like
              another

          In between beat the hearts
              of fathers, of mothers

Premium MemberFathers Day

Fathers,
You learn from them,
For better or for worse.
How to be, or not to be,a husband.
How to be or not to be a parent when it's
your turn.

There are no books, holy or otherwise.
And religion is all but useless,
It has no moral compass
Holy images on walls,stautes,moving or mute
Never,kept a mother or wife safe in her home.
Respect is  basic instinct
One either has,or, hasn't got.

' He'll be on his own yet,'
My mother  often exclaimed.
When there was nothing else left to say.
And true to her word;he died alone.
The dark cloud lifted,the light broke through.
The voilens played
The mad lady sang.
And I danced around the grave.

Premium MemberThe Greatest Love on Earth

       No greater love than a mother’s 
           for her children

        ‘til the world saw a father’s for his son

Premium MemberShe had her mother's charm

Hey daddy, look at me.



AP: Honorable Mention 2026


Premium MemberThe Resurrection

At 1 B.C.
In a country of lonely, 
Felt bare in me, Holy;
As a mother,
In covenant style,
Came forth a little child –

Premium MemberFull of Love

Almost seventy five years had passed 
before I recognised, guidance from above
In hindsight many messages,
so much full of love

No formal religious indoctrination, my father preached as atheist
my mother I don't know
But I remained agnostic, wasn't sure the path that I should surely take
always believed that Jesus lived, two thousand years ago

Modern existence, I find a challenge, so far removed from nature
and all of wondrous creation
 I look to God, the greatest mentor we all have.  I know that from within I must empower myself
but the connection He provides, is the base of inspiration

Premium MemberThe Watkins Man

“He’s the black sheep of our family,”
Said Father speaking of his son
Before him to the Watkins man
Who no doubt forgot it
Before his next customer.

Father liked the line
Repeated it to his son’s favorite uncle,
His mother and a few friends.
Their laughter stung.

Still none seemed to remember.
Father got bored—dropped the line.
Twenty years later denied 
He’d said it.

The son, poor fellow, never forgot—
Told me the story as he expired.

Premium MemberThe Vehicle and the Gift

I often don’t know what I’m talking about
And even then tend to speak in generalities
But somewhere inside the tangled thoughts
I’m pretty sure some truth lies.
I’ve heard it said all mothers at some point
Wish their children dead, although of course
Most keep this dark secret buried and well hid.
Fathers on the other hand sometimes 
Only want the kid, a gift, a jewel, a treasure
That far surpasses the vehicle it came in
So here we have it, Life reduced to mere transaction
A simple matter of cause and effect
Cost and reward often not considered
Until it’s far too late to then reject.

(11/18/25)

Premium MemberOrigin Questions

If we acknowledge Mother Earth,
How is it we discount her daughters?
If might doesn't make right,
What have we left out of the world?
What do we make of this world…  that was made for us?

If we look up to Father Sky,
Is that why we look down on Mother Earth?
Or have we put words in the mouth of the wind,
When we mouth the words of our fathers?
Have we not learned from whence they came?

Premium MemberGooey Gooey Gumdrops

Baby Gooey seeds riper-diaper

Baby Gooey needs diaper-wiper

When Gooey goes goo-goo

Then Gooey goes doo-doo

Baby Gooey feeds hyper-diaper

Premium MemberThe Big Top

"Let's go see the circus", he said with glee.
So we went, we kids, my mother, and he.
I didn't want to go. It was late at night, 
But agreed to go not wanting a fight.

Though it was late, the tent was still standing.
"Look! See the circus", he was demanding.
There was naught to see and we kept silent.
Regretting this trip, we stayed compliant.

Suddenly there was fast movement and noise, 
Then out ran a bunch of roustabout boys.
Quickly the last Ringling Big Top was gone.
All of us were tired and starting to yawn.

So I missed the last circus that came to town.
I only saw the Big Top being torn down.

Premium MemberSins of My Father

I have often witnessed death
though not ever the last breath;

field mice frozen in a jar;
slaughtered lambs in abattoir,
dissected frogs in school labs,
cruel boiling of live crabs
for important luncheon meets.
Piglets torn from mother’s teats
roasted at a football game.
Hungry lions eat the lame
garden’s serpent kills the truth
mothers’s love that kills your youth;
little bug just stepped upon;
“don’t destroy my sweet salon.”

To embrace a death without;
that is just to be Boy Scout.
To embrace a death within;
to my father, was a sin.

Premium MemberPARENTS

 ' Maternal love is an instinct, but paternal love is also distinct.' -  Poet

                      Mother's love shower from natural spring 
                      Father to gain confidence from offspring.
                      From mother child seeking carefree shelter.
                      Father is the best known baby sitter.

Premium MemberIn An Instant

In an instant,
one or more lives can be changed forever.
A car crosses the road,
now headed for a pick-up truck.
The driver, husband and father to be,
lies dead on the road.
The wife and mother to be will some how survive,
but will never be the same.
The unborn baby will also survive,
their lives will be changed forever.
Their loving mother will make hard choices,
this precious little one will be adopted out.
All three lives have been changed forever,
just one person caused all this pain.

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