Family Pantoum Poems | Examples
These Family Pantoum poems are examples of Pantoum poems about Family. These are the best examples of Pantoum Family poems written by international poets.
Outlasting all my friends and some family,
I wish to live to be one hundred twenty.
A plethora of days to write poetry
as my last petals fall, grandkids a’plenty.
I wish to live to be one hundred twenty.
All my parts working, brain, heart, eyes, and ears.
As my last petals fall, grandkids a’plenty,
what an ideal way to live out my years.
All my parts working, brain, heart, eyes, and ears...
Think, at that age, if my life were well-spent,
what an ideal way to live out my years
on those days that go like this one just went.
Think, at that age, if my life were well-spent
a plethora of days to write poetry.
On those days that go like this one just went,
outlasting all my friends and some family.
"Sunsets are loved because they vanish." - Ray Bradbury
Days like this, I could forget
If they were all to vanish,
Come to an end in a sunset
Black clouds I'd ever banish
If they were all to vanish
As skies of orange and blue,
Black clouds I'd ever banish
If that were so easy to do
As skies of orange and blue
Take place here, now and then,
If that were so easy to do
I'd paint them with my pen
Take place here, now and then
Needed for only a little while,
I'd paint them with my pen
If only I had such style
Needed for only a little while
Come to an end in a sunset,
If only I had such style
Days like this, I could forget.
The kids are just fine
On this Wednesday eve
Our lives intertwine
Until one takes leave
On this Wednesday eve
We huddle in the waste
Until one takes leave
From this bombed-out place
They’re readied for school
Packed up for the day
Ballet class in tule
Then we hurry away
Packed up for the day
The evacuations begin
Then we hurry away
From the siren’s din
Distraught by expectations
Life’s daily demands
Guiding child’s aspirations
Mold their lives in our hands
Life’s daily demands
From missiles, we flee
Mold lives in our hands
As we dodge the debris
We discuss the whole day
Watch the news, sip our wine
In lands far away
We witness war’s crimes
Huddled in lost places
We assess the whole day
Do they hear us, or see us, or know us
In lands far away?
Tangled in a web of fractious emotions
Siblings venture forth to make a new life
Often leaving behind imagined notions
Of childhood, sibling rivalries, and strife.
Siblings venture forth to make a new life
Choosing new totems, fleeing sad memories
Of childhood, sibling rivalries, and strife
While aligning themselves with necessaries,
Choosing new totems, fleeing sad memories
Beginning afresh with their positive dreams
While aligning themselves with necessaries,
As old family ties start fraying at the seams.
Beginning afresh with their positive dreams,
Laying foundations for new family and friends
As old family ties start fraying at the seams,
The interplay between then and now never ends.
Laying foundations for new family and friends
Often leaving behind imagined notions,
The interplay between then and now never ends
Tangled in a web of fractious emotions.
Written November 10, 2022
Parents love us more than we know
Children sometimes forget, we don't regret
Ask yourself if you give more or take
Instill kindness and stay low, not gate.
Children sometimes forget, we don't regret
Humble yourself and love more, not hate
Instill kindness and stay low, not gate
Happiness grow more than sadness we sow.
Humble yourself and love more, not hate
Value others' lives and care for sake
Happiness grow more than sadness we sow
Enjoy life and live straight, not ferret.
Value others' lives and care for sake
Ask yourself if you give more or take
Enjoy life and live straight, not ferret
Parents love us more than we know.
While watching the stars way up high,
my thoughts drift to another time,
sleeping beneath a clear summer sky,
four sisters all in childhood's prime.
My thoughts drift to another time,
another place where innocence was bred,
four sisters all in childhood's prime,
talking and giggling as we climbed into bed.
Another place where innocence was bred,
when the night was dark and the stars shown bright,
talking and giggling as we climbed into bed,
counting the shooting stars in the sky at night.
When the night was dark and the stars shown bright,
after a long and exhausting day at play,
counting the shooting stars in the sky at night,
all our cares just up and flew away.
After a long and exhausting day at play,
sleeping beneath a clear summer sky,
all our cares just up and flew away,
while watching the stars way up high.
The game is over.
Lifeless, shattered dreams, lie upon the blood stained floor;
provoked by emotional imbalance and societal conflict,
the trigger is pulled.
Lifeless, shattered dreams, lie upon the blood stained floor,
manifested in euphoric delusional dreams;
the trigger is pulled,
God, family, and community abandoned.
Manifested in euphoric delusional dreams,
seeking power and control;
God, family, and community abandoned,
living in the shadows of dark despair.
Fantasizing in glory,
provoked by emotional imbalance and societal conflict;
the trigger is pulled,
the game is over.
A thin veneer of stormy war-clouds arising
To threaten the ever-roiling sovereigns,
Keeping the world in constant surmising
Hence no peace among the sister nations.
To threaten the ever-roiling sovereigns
Each greedily coveting the goods of another
Hence no peace among the sister nations
No family ties of ancestry, sister or brother.
Each greedily coveting the goods of another
Amassing armies for their supposed defenses
No family ties of ancestry, sister or brother,
Nations aggressively building needless fences.
Amassing armies for their supposed defenses
A fragile world divided into opposing castes,
Nations aggressively building needless fences
Makes a thinker wonder how long it can last.
A fragile world divided into opposing castes
Keeping the world in constant surmising,
Makes a thinker wonder how long it can last
A thin veneer of stormy war-clouds arising.
Written May 10, 2022
My foolish heart holds on to hope,
Someday I too will find my love,
Only because of that, I cope
With each day’s reality shove;
Someday I too will find my love,
Together we shall build our home,
With each day’s reality shove,
My life’s still etched in monochrome;
Together we shall build our home,
Raise a wonderful family,
My life’s still etched in monochrome,
Though soon hues will bloom happily;
Raise a wonderful family,
A whole new future awaits me,
Though soon hues will bloom happily,
I await God’s time and decree;
A whole new future awaits me,
Only because of that, I cope,
I await God’s time and decree,
My foolish heart holds on to hope.
04.04.2022
For L Milton Hankins' "My Foolish Heart" contest
Happiness comes to those who cultivate friends
Mapping out a future, knowing their destination
Do not fall victim to freakish fads and trends,
Taking life as it comes without undue hesitation.
Mapping out a future, knowing their destination
They never seek approval from unsavory thugs
Taking life as it comes without undue hesitation,
Find comfort and peace in warm, caring hugs.
They never seek approval from unsavory thugs
Living the good life filled with pleasures galore,
Find comfort and peace in warm, caring hugs
Always taking the time to adventure and explore.
Living the good life filled with pleasures galore,
Relishing good relationships with their family, too
Always taking the time to adventure and explore
Adhering to cherished values, avoiding the taboo.
Relishing good relationships with their family, too
Do not fall victim to freakish fads and trends
Adhering to cherished values, avoiding the taboo,
Happiness comes to those who cultivate friends.
Written January 31, 2022
Remembering simpler times through photography
When most entertainment was unelectrified,
Before the golden age of complex technology
Little was known of intricate human psychology.
When most entertainment was unelectrified,
Families quickly congregated when someone died
Little was known of intricate human psychology,
Behaving ourselves was considered dignified.
Families quickly congregated when someone died
Much time was spent exploring family genealogy,
Behaving ourselves was considered dignified
Afront of the slightest sort demanded an apology.
Much time was spent exploring family genealogy
Only the most affluent could travel across the pond,
Afront of the slightest sort demanded an apology
Now we travel around the world and even beyond.
Only the most affluent could travel across the pond
Before the golden age of complex technology,
Now we travel around the world and even beyond
Remembering simpler times through photography.
Written January 28, 2022
The next stop is the one I've waited for so long,
So eager now to see the smiling folks back home,
For memory now plays an old well-known love song,
Ever drawing one back, no matter where they roam.
So eager now to see the smiling folks back home,
And to frequent all the places that I used to go!
It ever draws one back, no matter where they roam,
Like honeycomb draws bees, toward golden tomorrow.
And to frequent all the places that I used to go,
I'll surely take the pleasure of a prolonged visit.
Like honeycomb draws bees toward golden tomorrow,
Skies tell the late hour, when stained and vivid!
I'll surely take the pleasure of a prolonged visit,
For memory now plays an old well-known love song.
Skies tell the late hour, when stained and vivid,
The next stop is the one I've waited for so long!
Love* fervently hedges family bond
Midst grips of trust and respect that prevail
Warming partnership in fellowship pond
Wealth enriching hearts, coldness can’t assail.
Midst grips of trust and respect that prevail
Home delights in parents’ nurturing care
Wealth enriching hearts, coldness can’t assail
As Dad and Mom nourish by their best share.
Home delights in parents’ nurturing care
My siblings and I treasure with peace bliss
As Dad and Mom nourish by their best share
Such in our lifetime will cherish and miss.
My siblings and I treasure with peace bliss
Warming partnership in fellowship pond
Such in our lifetime will cherish and miss
Love fervently hedges family bond.
*1John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
June 10, 2021
1st place, "ALL YOURS (Jun 25)" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 6/26/2021.
Out of the cage place I my turtle
On the family lawn the ground he hurdles
Slowly grimly he's so shuttles
Pathways not known just straightway waters
On the family lawn the ground he hurdles
Going where slowly he'll git there
Pathways not known just straightway waddles
Walk on turtle walk on
Going where slowly he'll git there
Slowly grimly so he shuttles
Walk on turtle walk on
Out of the cage place I my turtle
6/9/21
FOR PANTOUM RHYME POETRY CONTEST
Sponsored by : Eve Roper
Pictured used# 4
Son, save this picture as I smile at thee
Hold on to this memory as you grow
Nothing is more important than you to me
Family time I want you to know
Hold on to this memory as you grow
The sights, the sound, the conversation
Family time I want you to know
Togetherness is our salvation
The sights, the sound, the conversation
Nothing is more important than you to me
Togetherness is our salvation
Son, save this picture as I smile at thee
06/05/2021
Written for Pantoum Rhyme Poetry Contest
Picture Number One
Sponsored by Eve Roper