Mother Poems | Beautiful Poems About and For Mothers

I felt like it was coming, not through buds breaking open, but through a softness in the air, like a soft napkin forgotten on the chest of an old icon. No one announced it not the wind, not the birds, not the old woman at the corner window, threading her days together with a broken needle. This spring has no footsteps, no voice, only the faint scent of resin and...

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For Dwina, in celebration of Talia's graduation from high school. Dear mother, warm around me-- tender home for just this while; so close together, you and I I feel good when you smile. Dear mother, here you've brought me to this world so vast and bright; oh, hold me close, protect me and we'll rest here, for the night. Dear mother, I'm so hungry-- right away,...

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I don’t like mirrors anymore They’re a reflection of everything I try to ignore The acne on my face My stomach gaining weight These love handles aren’t fake It sucks to be this way Cause all I see is ugliness staring back at me I don’t wanna be her The one I call mother For she’s...

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Go Home, Haley If you could see what I see— A soul that’s wild, but meant to be So much more than smoke and flight, You’d turn your face back toward the light. Your laughter once lit up the air, You danced like you belonged nowhere, But you belonged—you still belong, Where hearts are weak, but roots are strong. Your baby’s eyes are growing...

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Come with me and have a welcome drink to my favourite Irish Inn as winter gales across glens do blow take life, a bit , more slow He stood in front of oak wood bar his drink upon the table he hadn't traveled so very far by horseback he was able He was a handsome strong built guy and the apple in ...

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The gossamer on a child’s frame, looked new and ancient, all at once. A ghostly smile, a trick and treat, directed at me. No wrinkles on the hand of time, his godforsaken finger pointed at the stabbed pigeon. I followed the tracks of blood down to the river. I seemed to have no choice, in this misty sequence. A grief-stricken...

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It was on one early summer morn that the voice of a watchful Mama Corn told a frightful story, meant to warn her son, Pop, just recently born. "Pop", it said, her darling boy to save, "Once, in a cornfield, I too would wave. In the sun and breeze, I was brave, but you must listen up and behave. You're...

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It was a late night of the lively day, When I returned from the dance theater, ...

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So what’s your excuse for a blind date? My boyfriend cheated on me, what’s yours? Caught my mum in bed with my girlfriend. Did you say anything? No, she was on top, so I didn’t want to do anything Did you tell your Dad No, my Dad's girlfriend killed him when she found out he was married. Wow, you don’t have a...

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babies on her back the possum crossed the river a log was her bridge ...

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My mind is a raging storm Of never ending thoughts And constant 'what if's That chase away dreams And plague the mind. Not a day goes by That you are never there, You've come to occupy the space As though it were your own. And through every tear, Heartache and moment of pain, Just know the day I reach Heaven If I am so allowed, You...

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The best compliment I have ever received is, “You’re going to be a wonderful mother one day.” I adore the idea of having children, treating them with love and kindness, nurturing and caring for them even when it’s hard. I daydream of dancing, playing, laughing, crying, and everything in between. In the very midst of...

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We all know one fact that Earth is our home, But why do we do this and make it to foam? Earth is our mother and feeds us with her milk, But why do we do this and make it to silk? We are not her only child and her only worries But why do we do this and make ourselves...

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My Mother's Daughter No one listened to me No body finds me No one fought for me No one took a stand I slept in a strange land awaken a stranger I cried a river the steaming tears dancing with the undulating water reveals a saddened reflection mirroring my world sweeping me back to yesteryear ...

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This is for the sleepless nights you spent thinking 'bout life's ups and downs and in betweens For the efforts you continuously exert, though unseen For the hungry stomach you choose to ignore Just so on our plate you could put more This is for the silent tears you have cried For days when no one seems to be on your...

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