Birthday Mother Daughter Poems

You’re gentle, judgemental,
A freak in sheep’s disguise
Yet in some ways you’re burdened by self sacrifice,
You’re obsessive, compulsive,
Afraid to let me go
You’re afraid of what’s left...

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It hit me just today
I saw her in a whole new way
Birthday dinner, just her and I
A thought brought a tear to my eye
Has always...

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When I was born, my life sucked. I wasn’t important, nobody really cared. Some bad things happened, and eventually it led me to you. I...

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It was a very cold day I was tired all afternoon,
I felt the need to sleep and I took to my bed,
I double checked the...

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Another year has come up again and as I think of all of the memories which all that I have since you don't talk to...

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A young babe was born in the middle of the month of May.
She lost her mother in a sad way days before her first birthday.
To...

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Eyes wide, beady blue. With skin of silk, pink and new. A pea-sized gift, oh how you grew.  

 

You know me, and I...

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Marina, Motherina, Baba, Mum!
Reflect upon what your life has become:
Born in Harbin to refugee Russians,
Tossed out by Mao, with mild repercussions.

Aussie girl, country girl, raised...

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I was born through the whispered wish 
of angel
purple clouds draped
my newborn sky
I tasted dreams
in chocolate ice-cream swirls 
the tender embrace of bruised knees 
and...

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Today marks a milestone
Highlighting life's style shown
A classy, sophistication few women have ever known
An aura shining brightly that is all her own
No longer a child,...

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Today marks a milestone
Highlighting life's style shown
A classy, sophistication few women have ever known
An aura shining brightly that is all her own
No longer a child,...

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“ Did I ever tell you, you are my hero? 
  Did I ever tell you, you are everything 
  I wanted to...

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Tucked in a keepsake box,  
A lace linen napkin 
Holds in its gentle fold,  
A tiny stick.
 
I recall the moment 
My love...

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I can't believe you are now seven
In a blink of an eye you will then turn 18
And maybe the next morning when I wake up
You...

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Happy Birthday to Lauryn 

My October's blessings
By Michelle Morris 
30/10/2023

You are October's blessings
You are the brightest and the best
You're the spring blossoms in South Africa
You're...

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