Mother Poems | Beautiful Poems About and For Mothers
Mother Poems. Read and share your gratitude and admiration with beautiful poems about and for our moms. Nothing can replace a good mother in our lives, and we often want to share words of appreciation with the woman who raised us and who shares a special place in our hearts. A mother’s love profoundly influences her child’s development, which is why we owe so much to these beautiful women. Sadly, they are not always with us, and not a day goes by when their memory is not with us.
A Mother's JourneyIn shadows deep, where burdens dwell,
A mother's heart, a timeless spell,
Her journey etched in tears and pain,
A testament of love's refrain.
Through sleepless nights and weary days,
She walks a path, an endless maze,
Her spirit sturdy, never...
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Categories:
care, dedication, mother, mothers
Form: Narrative
The EquationMemories from 2020:
I was reminded that a lot of us were unwanted births and that at least women (in most countries around the world) tend to have more choices today than say 20 to...
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Categories:
mother, abortion, birth, caregiving, children,
Form: Free verse
UNSPOKEN WORDSUnspoken Words
April of 2008
I know you would love to tell me
all the things that you feel
But before you do, you got to decide
what is fake and what is real
Our memories are so distorted
We...
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Categories:
mother, betrayal, children, family, heart,
Form: Rhyme
making sandwichesI wake in the hour of ghosts,
alongside the songs of owls
& swim through la mer d’etoiles
to the bakery
The door rings at my entrance,
flour coats the table like sand.
Culled fresh les champs de blé
for the...
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Categories:
children, mother,
Form: Free verse
HOMELESS POETRYHOMELESS POETRY
These are poems about the homeless and poems for the homeless.
Epitaph for a Homeless Child
by Michael R. Burch
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is...
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Categories:
mother, america, child, childhood, children,
Form: Rhyme
Arms Full of Linnet Wings
“Arms Full of Linnet Wings”
In the garden
that afternoon
she planted seeds
in their ripe minds
their eyes looking
up to hers their
irises dazzling
in the late afternoon
sunshine wide open
as if waiting hungrily
for more food
she...
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Categories:
love, mother daughter, muse,
Form: Narrative
My Country
How can I thank you, my Lord,
For having given me a chance
To take birth on this holy land?
Though many perils it went through,
On earth, it’s a perfect heaven.
For the world, it’s a ‘Vishwa Guru’!
An abode...
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Categories:
heaven, mother, peace, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Mommy dearestFew families are perfect... But some are more toxic and damaging than others. May each new generation learn from the mistakes of the past and forge a better way.
Mommy dearest
By Michelle Morris
22/04/2020
Mommy dearest,
Where were you?
When...
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Categories:
mother, abuse, child abuse, childhood,
Form: Free verse
DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY: the Family SEVENTEEN VI"Morning time to rise and shine."
The two mothers started their
Own chant "MORNING TIME
THE MOTHERS SAID
CHILDREN GET OUT OF BED."
The kids protested throwing
The Covers over their heads.
The women began threatening
Them, Saying, "do...
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Categories:
mother, celebration, child, children, conflict,
Form: Alliteration
My Mom, A Woman Made Of Precious Diamond And Pure GoldMom, my mother is a woman made of pure gold
Perfect ruby and exquisite diamond
Whose divine decoration
Is extremely beautiful and charming.
Mom is the most wonderful woman on this soil
The one who warmed my body and soul.
She...
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Categories:
mother, beauty, celebration, happiness, happy
Form: Free verse
Mommy IssuesMy real mommy's love oft eludes me, living in her shadow.
My roleplays of being a mommy means there's a void in me.
My mommy type friends always filling that same void within....
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Categories:
mother, angst, childhood, depression, mental
Form: Sijo
An Invisible EnemyHave you ever felt like there was an invisible force stopping your abilities.
That you struggle against it so hard emotionally and mentally.
But every time it's like dead stop until finally.
You scream out in aggravation LET...
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Categories:
deep, love hurts, mother,
Form: Rhyme
These handsThese hands
By Michelle Morris
20/02/2021
These hands are sacred,
They have held so much in their time;
From baby bath bubble moments to
Writing poetry in notebooks -
Transcending space and time...
These hands have blessed my life,
And that...
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Categories:
mother, god, heaven, inspirational love,
Form: Free verse
WHERE IS SHE NOWWHERE IS SHE NOW?
Born on the eve of Christmas, so they say
Although they can’t be absolutely sure.
The Parish Priest discovered me that day
Wrapped in a shawl outside the narthex door
“I’m sorry,” said the note tucked...
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Categories:
birth, mother,
Form: Sonnet
How, I never saidI told you I love you, but never how much,
I said sorry, but never how deep,
And also thank you, but perhaps not how sincere.
You knew you were thought of, but not how often,
You knew you...
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Categories:
appreciation, bereavement, mother,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Mother Poems
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