Parents Poems

Read wonderful parents poetry on the following sub-topics: abusive, anniversary, bereaved, beautiful, child, daughter, death, divorce, divorced, heaven, losing, love, missing you, reunited, son, thank you, wedding, and more. Read a definition and example (where appropriate).

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	THAT'S LIFE 21	JAN ALLISON	Free verse	parents, child, discrimination, humorous, life,
	A Parent	warren marc	Free verse	parents,
	Anyone Game	Nick Bagnall	Haiku	childhood, games, parents,
	Sacrifice of Parent	Caren Krutsinger	Diminished Hexaverse	parents, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	STOOD BY ME	DIANE PERNA	Free verse	parents, anti bullying, boy, devotion,
	Oh My Precious Son	Michelle Naves	Rhyme	parents, encouraging, love, mom, mother
	My Only Wish	Lillian Lam	ABC	parents, sad,
	Portraits Of Love	Carol Connell	Sonnet	parents, children, faith, husband, jesus,
	Choices	Kelly Zakerski	Rhyme	parents, anger, how i feel,
	Kids in Care	Gwen Upton	I do not know?	child, family, parents,
	PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES MAKE ME CROSS	JAN ALLISON	Rhyme	parents, child, how i feel,
	PARENTS	Martin Brown	Rhyme	children, family, home, parents,
	Seized Opportunities	Carol Connell	Free verse	children, love, meaningful, parents,
	PARENTING 101	Line Gauthier	Rhyme	parents, appreciation, family, growing up,
	Letter to beloved daughter	Somdev Chattopadhyay	I do not know?	parents, father daughter, humanity, independence
	Absolute Parents	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	parents, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	A Daddy's Prayer	Mateus Corvinus	Ballad	parents, daughter, father daughter, grandfather,
	When A Child Is Loved	Bernard Chan	I do not know?	parents, child, emotions, family, growing
	You Would	Rachael Sanga	I do not know?	love, parents,
	Touching with Kindness	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	parents, anti bullying, caregiving, children,
	10 THINGS	Jim Yerman	Verse	child, children, parents,
	Inside Rules Soccer	James Barrymore	Rhyme	brother, parents, soccer, sports,
	I Need More Jesus He Yelled	Caren Krutsinger	Rhyme	god, jesus, parents, prayer,
	The Gift	Wanda Daugherty	Rhyme	parents, angst, character, child, girl,
	Leapfrog	Eve Roper	Limerick	fish, parents,
	Life bubbles forth in a natural magic	Oliver Furlong	Prose Poetry	pain, parents,
	Adult Behavior	Emile Pinet	Sonnet	parents, 10th grade, anxiety, childhood,
	RAISING A FAMILY	Jim Yerman	Verse	family, parents,
	When Through the Keyhold He did Peep	Andrea Dietrich	Quatern	parents,
	Penguin Parents	ilene bauer	Rhyme	parents,
	Pay Heed	M. L. Kiser	Haibun	parents, death, emotions, family, feelings,
	Just Remember	Joe Tweedlie	I do not know?	encouraging, parents,
	Arrived Yet Early	Gregory R Barden	Fibonacci	parents, baby, birth, grief, loss,
	When the Village Fell Silent	Eugene Harvey	Nonet	children, community, family, grandparents,
	When I hold your hand	Vijay Pandit	Verse	care, children, parents,
	The Dollars You Invest	Gershon Wolf	Rhyme	parents, child, children, heart, money,
	Never Argue With A Child	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	middle school, parents, perspective,
	Preparing for Christmas	Funom Makama	Couplet	parents, celebration, christmas, holiday, humanity,
	A Parent's Love	Andrew Ellis	I do not know?	child, love, parents,
	I disallow	Anna Hopper	Free verse	parents,
	Wealth of Forty Years	judith kerttula	Rhyme	children, life, parents,
	Autism's Innocence	Andrew Ellis	Rhyme	parents, child, innocence, my child,
	The Greatest Generation	Paul Warren	Ballad	parents, remember, war,
	We Are Trying To Adopt Now	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	parents,
	In the Mirror	James Fitz-Gerald	Narrative	parents, grandfather, grandmother, immigration, mirror,
	Unnecessary Removal Of Adenoids	matthew harris	Bio	parents, 1st grade, anxiety, fate,
	Unplanned parenthood	Gershon Wolf	Light Verse	baby, cry, old, parents,
	Paint A Life	Michael Wegman	Rhyme	parents, celebration, how i feel,
	BEAR and ME - It's History	Damian Keady	Free verse	analogy, childhood, children, parents,
	People Are Terrified of Sad Feelings	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	parents, 10th grade, 11th grade,

Parents Poem Example

Coach Dad--Collaboration with Tim Smith

Coach Dad

It is a magic time when a child ventures
Into the world, spreading wings,
Beginning the oft painful process
of moving from the nest to the sky.

And it is a fragile time, where first experiences
Weigh heavily on shaping the direction
In which young life begins to move
And often whether it moves at all

It is a trying time, of fear and nervousness
One little step out on their own
The start of something bold and beautiful
The molding of a young child's eye

Much is made of parents and peers,
Oft unaddressed is the role of others
Teachers and coaches, a collective entity
Not dissimilar from fathers and mothers

The torch of responsibility being passed
If only for a brief moment
No more clinging to the safety and comfort
of what is already a norm and known

Encouragement or unkind words
So often a matter of chance and moods
Have mighty impacts on growing hearts
Precious opportunities to help a growing life

Young minds and hearts right on the surface
We remember our coaches, good and bad
Caring or not, patience or none,
The struggles, thin times and thick

A team of seven year olds
Is not unlike a litter of unruly puppies
How will they ever pay attention?
Give them a ball, a glove, and a game!

Pride, courage, athleticism, self-confidence
All showcased for the world to see
Taking turns and building bonds
Grasping much more than a newfound skill

If you can stand to be measured,
and fail by that measure, even repeatedly
But come back from it, you'll forever have
One more vital skill in life’s toolbox

One youngster will not win the game alone
But the team can, and its joy
Is multiplied many times over.
All these things and more can be taught.

Whether it be on the field or off
Teamwork, respect and camaraderie
Will forever be entrenched in the mind
Of a well instructed boy or girl

5/4/16
© Tom Quigley and Tim Smith

Poem Copyright © Tom Quigley