Short Family Poems

Short Family Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Family by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Family by length and keyword.


Memento Mori

black
brown
purple
red
orange
and
yellow
leaves
scattered 
aground
with
some
green
ones
fallen
among
them


To the Music!

Back to the music from TV and Internet,
Enjoy again a fresh air, no cigarette,
Let dance together, now is good weather!
Form: Haiku

And Was Blue Earth...

And was blue Earth, green woods and hills,
Place that is good, animals had a dream:
My dear, remember me and my deer...
Form: Haiku

Family Affair

Family Affairs 

Uxorious 
Devotion to wife 
Dotingly
Submissive 
Sounds like a serious offence 
In the dictionary
Form: Sestina

Happy Holidays

I'm hoping all your hilidays,
Are happy in many special ways
From times spent with family,
I pray they'll all be merry
Form: ABC


Tweedledee and Tweedledum

In Alice, this guy Tweedledum
By anyone’s rule of thumb
His twin, Tweedledee
Just had to be
A little bit dumber than dumb
Form: Limerick

My Family Is You

you are it all
you make the call
if i fall
your my wall
so much i see you do
and i repect you too
MY FAMILY IS
YOU

Short Verse Sort of Tanka

Short verse 
Brother wind, sister rain,
Father thunder and mother sunlight
Meet every April
And a family feud breaks out.
Form: Tanka

Be Kind

Be kind.
Be kind to your family 
Be kind to a friend
Be kind to a neighbor
Be kind to god 
And he'll be kind to you!
god

Premium Member Many Thanks

often crossed my mind how lucky we were
no illness nor tragedy
big family six kids   



AP: Honorable Mention 2022
Form: Kimo

Premium Member Urban Math 101

the health of the family
reflects the health of the city
broken families=broken cities
fix your family=heal your break

Premium Member Nothing Sought

reward takes umbrage 
      true unrequited kindness 
         ~ payment in itself 
            

By
David Kavanagh
Form: Haiku

Directions

I saw two butterflies 
Flying in the same direction 
Between the husband and wife 
Walking in two different directions

Premium Member Nestled In Her Arms

Praises ever singing
  of his upbringing
 
       nestled
     in the arms
   of a family farm

  vanishing charms
Form: Couplet

Happy Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving.
it is the best holiday.
All the yummy food, 
from the pumpkin pie to corn,
but best is my family.
Form: Tanka

Carrying the Light

Handed down from generation to generation
Letting the light shine
Having the business mind
Young entrepreneurs
Shines.

Premium Member Motherhood

How lovely it is,
Birthing child on Mother's Day.
An example of
Someone who has made her way
To fulfilling motherhood.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member THE SAME FAMILY

Every day I pray that today is the day we’ll be blessed to see…
how everyone in the world is part of the same family.
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Gore

Lichens of lion's lore,

incipient and trying to score-

ditch it and die in the core,

stick it right in the horse.
Form: Imagism

Premium Member Lancaster, Ny

Lancaster, New York

Mid-west town of the East where neighbors are friends and friends are family!

Written 10.04.2016
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Namesake

My grandfather's name
Was given to me at birth
To honor the man
That my father never knew
Having died in World War Two
Form: Tanka

Country Road

Long time!
Long time ago
I had not seen you
Turned memories..
Of childhood
Ah! Oh! Bless you! How old!
Country road.

White Noise

Why are you so at ease?
Mircle magic has nice plants
Do you see the seeds and the wise
It's all there with nothing at all.
© Ace X  Create an image from this poem.
Form:

Marriage

Marriage is a deal
It gives love’s recognition
It is a blessing
It paves the way for more care
For each other in the world
Form: Tanka

My Family Is Frist

no matter what i do
work  dig drit
see this shirt
for what its worth
see the sign kept 
this mind
MY FAMILY IS FRIST

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