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A DAUGHTER'S LOVE
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JAN ALLISON
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love, mother daughter,
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Cherishing Glaze
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Archana Bhat
| ABC |
mother daughter, daughter, emotions, love, mother
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When Looking Back
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CayCay Jennings
| Enclosed Rhyme |
mother daughter, caregiving, change, devotion, love,
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International Stupidity
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Rico Leffanta
| Limerick |
mother daughter, abuse, betrayal, crazy, international,
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The Dilettante Diaries: BEE
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Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
| Romanticism |
mother daughter, father daughter, love, mother
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Finding together
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Frankii Fame
| Free verse |
mother daughter, abuse, anger, child, emotions,
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Paper Doll
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Brianna Hobson
| Free verse |
mother daughter, children, fantasy, horror, mother
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Choosing Sides
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Susan Ashley
| Free verse |
mother daughter, angst, appreciation, introspection, irony,
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Tribute to a Friend
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Sandra Weiss
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mother daughter, dog, friendship love, memorial,
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don't let her see your tears, make her believe in unicorns
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Clementine Hope
| Free verse |
mother daughter, cry, daughter, fantasy, mother,
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mum
by darren risden
I can still remember my tiny hand in yours,
loving me so tender regardless of my flaws.
Holding me so tightly as lightning lit the skies,
singing to...
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Categories:
mother daughter,
Family
by Alexander Ross
They say that time's a healer
And many things will mend
But we are running out of hours
To sort it in the end
There has been too many...
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mother daughter, angst, child, family, mother,
Thy Beautiful Heart: The Blue Faerie's Baby
by Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
"Thy Beautiful Heart : The Blue Faerie’s Baby"
'Tis brave the heart of a lionhearted cub
When Butterflies aren’t pretty
Aren’t all what they seem
Monsters that do...
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mother daughter, angel, courage, faith, journey,
An Unsent Letter
by Michelle Faulkner
I am writing the words I do not have the courage to say out loud
I need to ask you for something, something I don't want
I...
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Categories:
addiction, food, mother daughter,
My Angel: From Mother to Daughter
by Kaveesha Ruwindi
Loveliest blossom of my life:
All you have done is mending my life.
From you victory to your happiness,
It was my esteem and your radiance.
As you curled...
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mother daughter, community, daughter, love, mother
In The Shadow Of Her Wings
by Subimal Sinha-Roy
IN THE SHADOW OF HER WINGS
Angels live in heaven, they say
Maybe in astral beauty they glow
As sparkling stars of the milky way
They often descend on...
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analogy, angel, mother daughter,
I am LOVING Word Hobo's COVER ME
by Anil Deo
WORD HOBO has that ring of truth as nom de plume. He has encouraged me tons, and with such sincerity, he became one of...
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Categories:
mother daughter, absence, appreciation, children, jewish,
B26-P12- LOVE IS
by Jerry Wells
POEM 12 LOVE IS
LOVE IS THEY SAY IT IS PAIENT.
LOVE IS THEY SAYIT SEE BEYOND OTHERS FAULTS.
LOVE IS IT TAKE AWAY THE...
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Categories:
mother daughter, 9th grade, memory, mother
Shoes Blues
by Rico Leffanta
When women go shopping for shoes
They never know which one to choose
Comfort or fashion
Style, price, or passion
Nor which from a spectrum of hues!...
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mother daughter, culture, fashion, feelings, international,
Monday Funday
by Casarah Nance
Monday morning and it's not boring,
freedom from husbands snoring.
Alarm clock rings, he's off to work,
I sip my coffee with a satisfied smirk.
The sun comes up...
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mother daughter, home, mom, mother, mother
She Lives Inside Her Mother
by Gabrielle Jordan
she lives inside her mothers
fears
learning to un-breath
standing still in time
with the defiant smile
of a dying old seaman
as he takes his last dive
in the middle of...
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mother daughter, child, fear, life, mother,
I Love You Already Baby
by Casarah Nance
Explosion of every emotion,
a rickty, tickty, roller coaster ride.
Acrobatics of anxiety
it's my pure joy, I cannot hide.
I've got this life growing...
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mother, mother daughter, my
The second Child
by Sonali Thakur
The newborn baby,The Second Child
In the Home which just turned four had arrived
and that girls life of three already there
didn't make her approve of
His...
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mother daughter, birth, mom, mother, mother
Aging Grace
by Carol Connell
I watch your strength ebb
and though it’s sad, I recall
beauty of sunsets.
7/23/18
submitted for Any July 2018 Poem Poetry Contest sponsored by Dear Heart aka Broken...
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age, caregiving, mother daughter,
Thanks For Lighting Up My Dark World
by Sushmita Kalashikar
I can still remember the innocence of your face,
Cupped by your hair like soft strands of lace,
And those little pink fingers gently curled,
Thanks for lighting...
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Categories:
mother daughter, baby, children, daughter, for
WHEN YOUR ONLY CHILD LEAVES HOME
by barbara barry-nishanian
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WHEN YOUR ONLY CHILD LEAVES HOME
When your only child leaves home
day your life’s, forever changed.
Feel as if your entire world
forever… been rearranged.
Only God could understand
emotions...
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Categories:
child, mother daughter, mother
UGLY PIERCING
by barbara barry-nishanian
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Categories:
fashion, humor, mother daughter,
That Is Your Job
by Caren Krutsinger
That is your job, the mama tells us at school.
We feed her child breakfast, lunch, and an after school snack free of charge.
We give her...
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children, mother, mother daughter,
At The First sight
by Arif Md
The very first day I saw the light.
It was her face, glowing in delight.
She embraced me in ecstasy.
She was my soulmate of infancy.
She was...
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Limerick |
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mother daughter, baby, light, mom, mother,
Watch
by Caren Krutsinger
Watch what you do.
Children are watching.
Watch what you say.
They hear you.
Watch your stance.
Children are hypervigilant.
Watch your face.
They pick up on every little wisp of emotion.
Watch...
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Categories:
mother daughter, mother son,