Mum Poems | Examples of Mum Poetry

My knees wear the dirt like a second skin, bruised to the bone, bright as bitten apples. You press your thumb to my wrist, her laughter, once light, now flickers in the air— a kiln and the clay, forever...Read the rest...

Mangoes, golden and full, their scent~ a whispered promise of mischief. My mother’s eyes, wide as warning bells. "Where did you get these?" Her voice, a blade slicing the air. Silence, a held breath. Five minutes, five hours, an eternity suspended. "Were you...Read the rest...

in another world she wakes to quiet no echoes of my childhood laughter no midnight cries no tiny hands pulling at time she walks with a lighter step the weight of motherhood never settling on the curve of her spine in this new...Read the rest...

Got my last name, It’s Privislav until the day that I die. Glass full of pain, Paint thinner halves the days I have alive. Tomorrow is yesterday by the time the check came on by,...Read the rest...

I died today, I felt myself just drifting away, The sky was blue as I walked through a green green park. I walked slowly, I didn't worry that I might be late, I was so relaxed as I went...Read the rest...

Camping is fun With dad and with mum Collecting wood for the fire and toasting marshmallows, yum! I raced with my dad and cheering was mum Running the fastest, I ever have run Winning first place I'm so happy, and...Read the rest...

The auction began and I could feel my pulse patter, If I don't get this house, my heart it may shatter. I got my ducks in a row, when I saw the sale poster, It's been a ride...Read the rest...

A poet gives birth to a poem, Just as a mother gives birth to a child. The child looks after its mother When it becomes grown; So, does a poem take care of its poet, When it becomes well-known....Read the rest...

Written for contest: Jill Nursery Rhyme Sponsored by: Charles Messina Contest Judged: 11/18/2024 1:26:00 AM Placement: 3rd Jill lives in a town with a mill, She loves wearing clothes with no frill, Though she doesn't mind them made of twill, She...Read the rest...

Please do not lose yourself along lifes path Never forget who ‘you’ are Retain your kind and compassionate nature Remember your roots…don’t stray afar Never expect….. forever remain humble Work hard…stay an honest man Continue to treat all others as equals Enjoy...Read the rest...

I noticed that you didn't like it when we, your kids, kissed you. Or said I love you. Till the age of 9 you let it slide. Above you found it less important for your mind. When people were...Read the rest...

Her vacant mind. So hard to find. The reasons why her thoughts entwine. Her loss of thought. A fall from grace. The pain is written on her face. Her vacant mind is not the same. She struggles to recall my name. An empty...Read the rest...

Is there anyone more admirable than a woman who stops moving forward to see how far her children can go? Who gives up her time, energy and sleep so that her children can have her share? In the...Read the rest...

Abused Children, Unhealed Children, Passed down from, Abused Mothers, And unhealed mothers Mothers who act like children just because they grew up too fast Because their mother was a little too harsh on them There's no victims in our story There’s just...Read the rest...

Even at this advanced, unsettled age daddy's name still evokes horrible pain, he wasn't faithful to mom and her rage never exploded to make us break down: such an incredible courage was a saint's devoted creed, she stood very strong...Read the rest...