SpringI 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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Categories:
mother, spring,
Form: Free verse
Dear MotherFor 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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Categories:
mother, baby, birth, celebration, child,
Form: Rhyme
A Monster’s MiseryI 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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Categories:
mother, anger, angst, dark, depression,
Form: Narrative
Go Home, HaleyGo 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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Categories:
mother, addiction, beautiful, beauty, care,
Form: Free verse
Come to the Pub with me
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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Categories:
ireland, mother son, song,
Form: Lyric
Mother at the GateThe 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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Categories:
mother, horror,
Form: Free verse
The True Story of Little PopIt 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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Categories:
mother son, silly,
Form: Rhyme
GateIt was a late night of the lively day, When I returned from the dance theater, ...
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Categories:
mother, 10th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Sonnet
MummySo 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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Categories:
funny, mother son,
Form: Free verse
Possum
Categories:
animal, baby, mother, river,
Form: Haiku
one dayMy 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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Categories:
mother, absence, feelings, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse
A Mother, a SoliloquyThe 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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Categories:
mother, baby, caregiving, child,
Form: Free verse
Earth:Our MotherWe 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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Categories:
mother, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme
My Mother's Daughter
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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Categories:
mother, anger, betrayal, dark, emotions,
Form: Narrative
To MamaThis 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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Categories:
family, growth, mother, mother
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Mother Poems
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