Growing Up Poems | Examples of Growing Up Poetry

There are no instructions on being a father No matter what is written in a book You have to be there and experience it One step was all it took When our father stepped out and left us alone You...Read the rest...

child of promises among those near or far aged a light of conscience shining glow well stored purpose in truth to others true to his loved ones angels tasked his care Michael and Gabriel there darkness and sin kept away never in danger a Father...Read the rest...

We were always close together As the house we had was small. Family meals there knit a tether, And precious voices filled the halls. The dog was in and out of course And he surely didn’t mind To steal away...Read the rest...

Gazing up at the dark and grey sky, While Sparkling drizzles adorn the earth, Calmness filling up as time goes by, And the drops trickle down the hearth. I settled down to cherish the serene blues, Engaged deeply in its...Read the rest...

Releasing egoism, vanity, and idle chatter destroyer of hope. What's in it for you and me? Releasing Unconsciously second-guessing self, Overthinking situations that no longer...Read the rest...

The Biblical book of Genesis poetically recounts the undetermined time of creation as happening in a week of seven days. As I look back upon life, which has gone by so quickly, it seems...Read the rest...

How do you feel about; every day, Usually nine to five, Doing something that you hate Just to stay alive? Your car, your house, etcetera, The bills that all come too, Surely everything you need Depends on what you do I work to...Read the rest...

Miss Muffet was a girl of thirteen, filled with youth's beauty and charm; And a love of vibrant life zealous, like eager, vivid thunder of blue alarm. She was a fine student, pert and popular; like the...Read the rest...

In Paris, society people unironically dress for dinner, go to cocktail parties (where the hostess has an obvious drinking problem), dine with Catholic Bishops, industrialists, politicians and occasional celebrities (usually for charity) in places dripping...Read the rest...

To coin a phrase if I may, Long ago and so far away. I fell in love with you, And believe me that was true. We were so young and just kids, Beginning...Read the rest...

Mom of 13 siblings was the last to pass. Behind a hung draped sheet that parted the bedroom she was in, from the living room, she saw Grandpa prepare wooden crates used to pack mangoes,...Read the rest...

Tragic night in Sixty-Eight. Praise to my mother’s Underwood. Grieving fingers would not abate, creating a thesis for Masterhood, while cities burned with hate. Picture # 2 7/14/2024 ...Read the rest...

I was all wet from the rain Losing my mind in a park Sitting on the swing till dawn The summers I saw more sunrises Than the back of my eyelids Slipping quietly amongst the vampires sleeping under the...Read the rest...

Spring days, as a child, While grasping the ropes tightly, I soared heavenward. Now, decades later, I love Gliding gently while I read. ...Read the rest...

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of growing up, Of being a teen, of filling the cup. I longed for a phone, lipstick, high heels, To be like the women on film reels, Those I admired, oh...Read the rest...