Love Father Daughter Poems | Examples

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


Premium MemberI Saw You for the First Time

I saw you for the first time today as a lady.
You were sitting in the sand in the late day sun,
Your face framed by the broad-brimmed hat.
You smiled so beautifully under that,
That even your father could see the lady inside.

I saw you for the first time on your birth day.
And I thought I’d never seen a song til then.
But angels whispered and parents prayed
So fervently that angst was stayed.
And the Father blessed the lady inside.

I saw you for the first time as a woman.
It had somehow not occurred to me til then.
That you could have a life apart from me
Or anything other than this family.
But even fathers, someday, must see the lady inside.


Premium MemberLOVE'S IMPRINT

her dad's hands steady her, lifting what she can’t name; teaching her how strength can feel soft~ love’s imprint.

Premium MemberLove Struck

An entry for the Parent's Love poetry contest

The moon has never cast a fairer beam
Than that upon this face before me seen.
Luminescent angel, are you mine
Or did you fall from heaven, child divine?

Of all Thy glorious works my heart has treasured
This portrait has by endless fathoms measured
Depths of priceless praise beyond this realm.
I am speechless, breathless, weeping, overwhelmed.

As if by moon-lit radiance revealed
I see through Heaven's eyes your worth and feel
So unworthy, yet transformed beneath these stars
Smitten here with love, seeing who you really are.

Fatherhood's epiphany is this:
To behold His masterpiece and know this bliss.
I finally see, "In His image" and applaud
That the gift of gifts is children, sent by God.
© Tom Valles  Create an image from this poem.

Premium MemberMy favorite part of the newspaper

My dad used to fill the newspaper sack with air
And then close his fist on it to form a bubble
Then —I think just for my amusement— pop it!
If I was right there he’d let me try to pop it haha
I wonder if he did this at work (the newspaper)
Or was it all for me since I’m easily amused? :)
I’ve tried to do this myself but it’s not the same

Premium MemberRonnie

A daughter can help you find important things when you need them
Things like your smile, your hope & your lost souls rhythm
Having a daughter in your life is something to truly treasure
Her absence would break times 
every measure


Premium MemberIs dad ever coming home?

She wondered what would happen ~
Winter upon us and war still raging...
Would life ever be normal?



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Premium MemberThrough My Porch Door Window By Tania Kitchin

Through My Porch Door Window. By Tania Kitchin

Premium MemberMy Father

My father's always been and is a good man.
For my siblings and I he does what he can.
For me, he showed what kindness means,
And how women must be treated as queens.

My father's always giving me what I need,
So hopefully when I someday succeed,
I can give back to him in ways that matter,
I just hope it is not too much later.

My father cares for our family from afar.
Whenever we visit, our love is a shining star.
He taught me to never go to bed angry
At anybody, 'cause we don't live eternally.

My father is my first teacher of philosophy
In treating all of Earth's humanity fairly.
He taught me that change begins with me.
He is the reason I learned how to just be.

Premium MemberThe Mourning Meadow

The shimmering rill stones 
The clear babbling waters 
The yellow meadow flowers 
Dancing in the breezy dawn 
He passed this way, he passed away 
As thus, the bearded years pass on 

The buried bones 
The grieving daughters 
Passing years fade like hours 
On the grassy knoll, a memorial stone 
Wreathed with yellow flowers 

Below the hill 
Lay his daughters still 
In everlasting silent repose 
The passing years fade like hours 
Upon their graves, each; a yellow rose 

None to hear them sing 
None to marvel their glittered wing 
As they’d lay midst, the meadow flowers 
The passing years fade like hours 
But they still remember 
The morning dove, flying 
And mortal love, undying

Premium MemberNever With Gentler Hands

With the birth of my baby girl
I received a father's boon.
When Mom laid her in my arms
My joy soared over the moon!

So cognizant of her worth
I held her with infinite care.
With focus and tender hands
I stroked her auburn hair.

I knew I was holding a miracle 
Something no man could create.
This work of beauty and gift of life
I could no way anticipate.

So silently I wept and prayed
In my spirit I saw Jesus stand.
In view of your worth, I drew you closer
Never with Gentler hands
© Tom Valles  Create an image from this poem.

Premium MemberMy Father's Love Echo

The arrival of his departure (A numb and cruel upheaval starter) was an emotional core rupture; a visual goodbye to my father. I saw his final, last inhale that would never flow to release. I saw his life light fade to pale before leaving to forever peace. In time, I joyously came to know his essence was such a strong force, he could bend love air to a flowing echo and sound it when I needed him most. I feel sure my father's echo has limits. Souls exist in spirit realms, so echo assists must be supremely granted gifts. At times I feel soak in the depths his visit.

Premium Memberdreaming daughter

dreaming daughter ascends starlit harbor....
to her father's biding love

he is as she remembered....jovial in the 
way he was on earth

they embrace in the twilight....stars fill
their tearful moonlight eyes

navy dad once....now on god's deployment
awaits final reunion

Premium MemberSun-Kissed Heart

Golden light shimmers, dust motes dance,
reflecting in my husband's gentle heart.
A still pond, calm and deep,
where childhood laughter plays a part.

He carries food, warm and bright,
hot idli's, crisp dosas, spicy chat.
Through streets of childhood, memories light,
her eyes, star-filled, like a child's glad hat.

Her belly, a tiny, budding world,
filled with hopes and dreams, so new.
He brings back tastes of days of old,
a carousel of joy, revived and true.

Each tiny dish, a whispered prayer,
to nurture a future, soft and strong.
His love, a constant, gentle care,
a symphony of righting all that's wrong.

Her pregnant glow, a moonlit scene,
by his devotion, beautifully shown.
Each offering, a loving, precious mean,
a heart of gold, forever known.

Premium MemberThe Plea

In dress uniform,
Well-trained for combat,
Which could not compare,
With the task at hand.

Sitting on his knee,
His brown-eyed daughter,
Whose eyes filled with tears,
As she made her plea.

“Please, don’t go, Daddy,”
She cried, “Please don’t go.
I’m your little girl
And I love you so.”

Choking back his tears,
Trying to be brave,
How could he explain,
What could not be said?

Right words would not come,
And nothing could drown,
The words of his child,
That pearl in his arms.

“Please, don’t go, Daddy.
Mommy is sad, too.
Don’t leave us alone.
We want you at home.”

Premium Memberwhat it's worth

ever his little girl ...
she knew her daddy, suitably
the demons, the defeats, the drudgery and dreams
(dreams, deep and delirious,
as substances imposed)
no year of hers was
sans disappointment or broken vow
his life - a Stradivarius without a master hand
the edge of creative brilliance,
rusted by tears …
potential of a rare and exquisite temper
ravaged by emotional paralysis and chemic parody
little to redeem, and naught
meant for pride
still …
love saw fit to hold his hand, cooling
as his last breath left the day
only her lips, the grace ...
to kiss his eyes.

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