Daughter Love Poems

You’re gentle, judgemental,
A freak in sheep’s disguise
Yet in some ways you’re burdened by self sacrifice,
You’re obsessive, compulsive,
Afraid to let me go
You’re afraid of what’s left...

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Malevolent Forms of Warning

Contamination of the water
Insubordination of a teenage daughter
Co-ordination of more lambs to the slaughter 
Provocation of the new world order 

Authentication of...

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Poem submitted to "Those We Love Poetry Contest," Mystic Rose, sponsor

ECHOES
I open the sewing basket, letting my eyes and hands run over the tools she...

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At twenty-six, a gentle flame,
A golden heart, a glowing name.
With grace she walks, with light she stands,
A scholar's mind, with helping hands.

What once began with...

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When you were born I was surprised, of this precious little girl of mine;
looking up at me with big eyes of wonder, I cried tears...

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They called it short gratification—
but I lost my soul in the trade.
A moment’s pleasure,
for a lifetime of emptiness,
a spark that consumed
the temple I once was.

O...

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Awaken in the Dark My Love Father’s Light Shines On You

You whom are purposefully hued, beloved
Our Father’s light shines on you

Beautiful the light that shines...

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In my few quiet moments, I always say grace, 
a mother first, trying to find my place, 
my eyes are tired, every single day, 
I’m...

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I wish I could put into words the love a mother has for her child. It is a depth that no one else can reach....

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To the man who stood so tall,
Who picked me up with every fall.
In life’s loud storm or silent pain,
You stood like shelter in the rain.

When...

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To each of my children please know I love you.
If you weren't my children, I don't know what I'd do.
As babies and infants you brought...

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I creep into your room, my steps are unsteady,
You went to bed with symptoms of the flu,
A soft child’s breath is what I seek,
To touch,...

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i put in too much effort
yet sometimes,
it’s not enough to make them stay
i try and try.
i pour my soul out,
but at the end of the...

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That day she decided to speak
For too long they had called her meek
She woke up early 
Decided she'd wear something that would compliment her curvy...

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there's a movie i used to watch over and over as a kid 
it's why i love old glass and putting flowers in coke bottles...

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