Marriage Mother Son Poems

*Image of Mother and Child by Pixabay.
AUDIO: The Twelfth of Never, sung by Johnny Mathis (1956)
until the twelfth of never

a stranger shares confidences~~wedding day words...

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Married twenty-seven years, Joyce never expected Sam had a friend.
That meant more than their family, more than his sons or his mother.
Joyce kept Sam’s mother,...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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“Uh…uh…uh…uh… ‘at ‘ould ‘e ‘ice”
“That would be nice,” is what you meant
And with those words a hole appears
In my even temperament.

Many lessons we kids have...

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Swesish Saga

Gerda left Sweden with an odd liking for turnips.
She claimed hard labor ruined her hands.
She hated her father.
Fritchof walked like an ex-sailor.
He had a...

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SON OF SEOUL


		Child presses sweet head to her,
		While mother holds fast to him
		Man busses forehead, soft lips tight
		‘Gainst acorn-colored skin.
		
		From ashes G.I. soldiers rose
		To souls...

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"ENDLESS FIGHT"


if they had went through 
every minute of what 
conceived my wisdom, 
they’d all be running 
back to mommy. 

if she knew there was...

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Which one is your favorite?
Hm….
I think hard.
A was my favorite two weeks ago, when she helped me pick up the livingroom.
T was my favorite yesterday,...

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You cannot fathom the love that I have for him
You cannot possibly love him, the way I always have
My heart aches, as you're now his...

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A ship controlled by multiple captains, a home by an extra head
her presence makes it void of comfort with an unkempt bed.

Supposedly one family but...

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Congolese Dreams: 

Yesterday, I cried.


Yesterday, I cried for the lies I told.
I cried for the pain I caused my mother and her nursing hands.
I cried...

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Mother Parsons Makes a Visit

By Elton Camp

Meg’s mother-in-law hadn’t visited for a while
Yet, her approaching stay didn’t bring a smile

Long before Meg and Ken’s marriage...

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