Daughter Mother Poems

The Sitter

They rushed me in. 
I had no time to prepare. 
Talk they said. 
Entertain. 
We will not be... long, 
it was a song.

Fear.
My first...

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‘I wish for his head, on a silver platter’
Mother whispered to daughter
‘Go dance my love, grant me the golden trophy’

‘I love you, mother,’ confidently
She took...

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No father has been seen since birth
The school near the estate didn't teach me a lesson
Relatives other than my mother have lived with me
How could...

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Traveling with mom throughout Paris 
was an amazing and rewarding experience, 
As she truly was the highlight 
Of this trip. 

It is only natural that...

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I wish for my daughter
The greatest capacity for love.
I wish that she finds strength
Most can only dream of
I hope that she loves
With reckless abandon
Sharing faith...

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God of Heaven!
I am here on Earth
To follow a Divine mandate
Of being a loving Mother
I know I have no strength
To this on my own
I pray...

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Puzzles in Pink

Yesterday is just a dream. 
I took you everywhere, 
but you... do not remember. 

My little one, 
you cried and cried. 

We went...

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The dulcet larks in oak trees bring a smile
On cue, here comes the sun melting the grey
I walk you down the garland-bordered aisle
So Mom and...

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Home to Rest
(She said, "I love my room." 
The very happy feeling of being home.)

Today, 
my daughter came home. 
She was not crying this time,...

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Mommy, what are those two doing?
   Why, honey, they're kissing and cooing

Mommy, why don't you kiss and coo with dad?
   Oh,...

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              tunes my mother sings
     brings an aria...

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I love how life in the midst of its wars, its killings, 
its behaviors so thoughtless and vile
will set set aside a moment every now...

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It all started when I was three
You just left me, 
to be free?
That was selfish if you ask me.
How could you just simply flee?
How could...

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daughter tends to mum
helping change her depends pads...
our roles have reversed


Senryu on Mother Poetry Contest
Jenish Somadas 

1/5/20
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Love forever ??

She couldn't believe her eyes,
staring at the little present in her hand,
she mumbled a silent prayer,
and smiled through her tears.
There she was,
her little...

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I'm the two year old
with white hair and wrinkly skin-
mother's eyes' magic




Honorable Mention in STRAND SELECT 7 ,any form ,any theme Poetry Contest sponsored by...

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               Decades together 
       ...

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Poem by Koffi Mtonga

She woke up early that morning, opened the window that had a view of a blue sea, just in time for the...

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MAA LIFT ME UP

Most ravishing phrase in my life,  maa lift me up! 
It made me glory, when i am glad. 
It made me...

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After Glow

The pumpkin pie is steaming in the oven, 
just exactly right for the evening dessert. 
A sweet remembrance of all things...
that have happened since...

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