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My Father Poems - Poems about My Father

Premium Member I have One Memory of my father
I have one memory of my father Who was not my dad There was a father, he left. There was no dad. There were men who tried to be. There were men who could’ve tried to be. There were, perhaps, men who might’ve tried to be. These efforts, if they existed, went unnoticed by me. Like I, by my father. I found out more than...

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Categories: my father, abuse, childhood, divorce, father,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sins of My Father
I have often witnessed death though not ever the last breath; field mice frozen in a jar; slaughtered lambs in abattoir, dissected frogs in school labs, cruel boiling of live crabs for important luncheon meets. Piglets torn from mother’s teats roasted at a football game. Hungry lions eat the lame garden’s serpent kills the truth mothers’s love that kills your youth; little bug just stepped upon; “don’t destroy...

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Categories: my father, death, father, mother,
Form: Rhyme



My Father Never Went to War
Good timing or fate Destiny or pure dumb luck Karma or God’s Grace Born in 1909, he was too young for WWI and had way too many mouths to feed by the time WWII came along. He never expressed his opinion on war. Perhaps his constant battle with poverty kept him too busy to even care. You’d think...

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Categories: my father, father, war,
Form: Haibun
In Remembrance Of My Father
I use to hear premonition from others Until I experience once in this life One day I understand when there will be No more shadow of your father on your head I remember this scary words when I was a child When father dies, no words come from him is useless Now I understand how precious a man named father...

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Categories: my father, father, in memoriam, obituary,
Form: Free verse
What I got to do for my Father
What I got to do For my Father To accept me The way I am I am praying every Single night for my Father Before I go to sleep I never miss a night praying For my Father Also I never let my Father down When I make a promise I keep I never brake it Because that might make My father upset And I am not planning To make...

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Categories: my father, inspirational,
Form: Free verse



REMEMBERING MY FATHER LETA
As the pencil is being sharpened And the ink is being refilled The pieces are coming together As the memories are being emphasized And the truth is being revisited The picture is showing itself What a poem?, It is man Who had capabilities A life full of possibilities It is a father Who had dreams A life full of accomplishments The seed, As...

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Categories: my father, adventure, africa, appreciation, blessing,
Form: Free verse
The love and hate for my father
I love seeing you after a long week I hate the feeling of driving to your house I love how we play video games together I hate that it was all we did I love my mother I hate all the problems you made for her I loved our talks I hated the way you would talk to me I love the memories I...

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Categories: my father, 11th grade, absence, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member KNOWINGLY SECURED-Following the heart of my Father-
Following the heart of my Father Knowingly secured Vulnerable yet embraced I look upon His grace As I appreciate His taste, Liken of lavender and honey cone; Welcoming His so Breath kiss my lungs I feel His embrace Unlimited Peaceful, intimate soul secure; I love Him my Father; The creator, Elohim, my Daddy Abba, Father Timeless now alive My ALL ABBA FATHER GOD The follower of my heart and soul The...

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Categories: my father, appreciation, celebration, community, devotion,
Form: Lyric
One on one with my father
#One_on_one_with_my_father Expectations and reactions fusses my here and now mental and emotional state, like two giants bloating my tinny inner self, the fighting is real, pity I was never taught how to react. I try to control myself, so to not display the anger and excitement concoction brewing inside me But my eyes chose to leak, these...

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Categories: my father, absence, birth, character, father
Form: Free verse
Premium Member OPEN ARMS HANDS EMBRACED -I AM SURELY LOVED My Father Does--
Open arms hands embrace; The joyous stare Father’s face; His grace, His grace, His grace; Evermore, ever so sufficient; I see inside your eyes; His light, His life, breathing; Beating Praises up lifting believing OPEN ARMS HANDS EMBRACED -I AM SURELY LOVED My Father Does I see inside your eyes; Windows soul glare; Beautiful withholding not we share; I am holding you, holding you up With...

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Categories: my father, analogy, appreciation, blessing, celebration,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Cinderella Memories Dedication to My Father
~Cinderella Memories~ Young, self-confident, all debutantes At the top of the golden,spiral,staircase. And, oh my, she, was in a Cinderella mood! The white full length strapless gown, Satin buttoned...

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Categories: my father, chicago, father daughter, happiness,
Form: Bio
Do not forsake my Father
Do not forsake my Father He is the one that created you In his image A long time ago Please be grateful for the life you have Here on earth Please be grateful that you have A bed to sleep on Please be grateful that you have Food to eat Please be grateful that you can have Your shower every morning Please be grateful that you have Second...

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Categories: my father, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member SURREAL SWEETNESS IN MY FATHER-
Oh Lord I admonish and acknowledge that I kiss As such I embrace so As I encases sorry My emotions and praise around as I hold you so long You’re loving touch your breath in me creative life you have done so much Oh Lord I want to praise you up Surreal breath kisses my heart sweet beats such 10/14/24 written words by James...

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Categories: my father, analogy, appreciation, blessing, devotion,
Form: Free verse
Thanksgiving Prayer To My Father
Thank you, Father For the hardship That I have gone through It makes me more stronger It makes me more initiative I was able to use my mind to be more creative in finding Solution to my situation I was able to communicate To people for their help I have more time for prayer I was able to engage my work I...

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Categories: my father, character, faith, hope, prayer,
Form: Free verse
A Confession Prayer To My Father
I'm sorry, Father Of being short sighted I don't know that I am Wretched, poor, naked in your sight I forget that I have a soul I am wallowing in my carnality I forget in my memory that you are God That everything in me is yours Thank you for my failure In that I remember you In that I was awaken With my mistakes, my...

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Categories: my father, faith, prayer, spiritual,
Form: Free verse

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