Fatherhood Poems - Poems about Fatherhood

a secret d r e a m of peace youth making dreamers of all – amidst enemy F. I.R.E p a s s I o n s rode H I G H – he...

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It stands where the map dissolves, at the edge where certainty falters— a hollow bell against the wind, a watchman staring through the salt-thick dark. The mariner knows its miasmic vow: a pulse amid the blank expanse, a promise bound in lantern flame that fractures the silence of the tide. History sleeps in its iron bones, the breath of lost voyages pressed into its...

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Fathers are familiar with their children Attitudes of responsility are mandated Teaching is best learned from modeling Heaven painted perfect fatherhood pictures Every action and word should be weighed Respect can be demanded when earned Heroes of children should be their parents Offering prayers for our children is a must Obligations to kids should never be a chore Dedicated fathering is to train...

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Have I failed as a father? I asked myself. As You questioned, with anger in your eyes. And my heart is torn by your disregard, For all the sacrifices I've made in your life. You want to know what I've done for you? , What I've given, and why I've held back?, But you don't see the late nights...

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Dear Single Mother, Who Works two jobs of 12 - 14 hour days to keep the lights on, & to feed little Johnny. I See you! Single Father Who Works stocking shelves and driving Uber at nights to feed little Sally, who has been fighting diabetes for the past three years. When Insulin Prices keep going up, with no...

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Father’s toes are steel-capped, Rough, worn-out leather, a layer Of thick polish that cracks With each bend, each step. His feet carry a child’s weight, A bundle of laughter and bouncing curls Balanced at his ankles, shuffling Across outdated carpeted floors. A moment of decompression After a day of hard labour, father Carried the child from infantile morning To the matured evening. There came a time...

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I remember a place where I've told you once That if I've told you once it was a thousand times To let me make mistakes and spare you the burden And it seemed to reasonably rhyme But amidst self righteous indignation I realized The true wisdom earned through self remedied flaw And thought to myself, now, two thousand times if twice If...

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Mothers of the world, I plead with you, For each child you nurture, a life anew. Be they good or bad, in your arms they grew, Amidst a harsh world, let anger subdue. Fathers standing tall, can you comprehend? The struggles they face, the wounds they must mend. Frowns breed chaos, let compassion ascend, Boys forced into men, a cycle we must...

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Raising these babies, As a father I done had my ups and downs, As a man I be praying I don't let my babies down, As a brother my religion has me focused on The Highest, As I pray and you know I got my babies right beside me, As a father gotta teach them that within there's something greater, As...

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As a dad, who am I kidding? I never expected that I would Ever be a dad. As in I did not Think I would ever experience Another human being calling Me, their dad. I mean it’s not like I do not like Being a dad it is just me being A dad is something that was unexpected for me. I mean...

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Heaven Can You Hear Me? This Poem Was Inspired by Acknowledging the Fact that I am One of 7 Billion, That I Have Significance, and that My Voice and Presence Matters. This Poem Also Aimed at Recognizing that Life is Hard Sometimes, and that I Don't Have All the Answers, and That I Need Help, Grace...

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What a Life! I was Inspired to write this Poem, because I wanted to create a few verses that could readily or easily be turned into a song. It talks about the struggles of having something of Value, i.e. Land, Diamonds, Oil, Other Minerals, etc. and encountering someone, or an entity with Great Physical Power, and...

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Father is not just one who gives birth to children I have seen friends who lost their father when they were in teens and had to play role of father They curbed childish instincts to be carefree, play, eat and sleep They calmed fear of family stating in childish tone gloom days too shall pass by Tried to earn a bit...

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Two taps in an oval, ceramic mold (time pause of my playful, jittery tot) were set to dry and decorated bold, placed with care in a rustling garden plot. Fresh blooms surround, abounding with vigor like children's laughter, sunshine's pulse and rain. His feet fast extend, toes growing bigger, yet small remain his precious footprints twain. 5-2-2021 "Footprints" Old or New for a Prize...

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About the eleventh hour, Came a strong man of valor, Who came so meek and mild, With inner, unending power. His time was in an age, When Satan’s forces would rage, To take down the generation, Chosen to mark the day. Along came a beloved child to him, Paramount in fighting the evil wild, Who would need a stable root to stem, And help to...

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