Mother Poems | Beautiful Poems About and For Mothers
Mother Poems. Read and share your gratitude and admiration with beautiful poems about and for our moms. Nothing can replace a good mother in our lives, and we often want to share words of appreciation with the woman who raised us and who shares a special place in our hearts. A mother’s love profoundly influences her child’s development, which is why we owe so much to these beautiful women. Sadly, they are not always with us, and not a day goes by when their memory is not with us.
Dreams for You and MeI’m roused from precious sleep, instantly alert.
Listening for you.
It's a skill all mothers master,
flipping the switch from asleep to awake.
I remember when sleep was an ocean,
endless depths of waves and dreams.
Tranquil, restful, lovely.
Now sleep is...
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Categories:
children, family, mom, mother,
Form: Free verse
Ketchup PacketMy worst nightmare sat down beside me
With the most angelic face
And whispered things too hard to swallow
His smile sweetening the taste
“All that’s wicked has the upper hand
“All that’s pure has gone...
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Categories:
mother, angst, child abuse, dark,
Form: Free verse
PegasusSomewhere, deep in a cave, an unknown creature is born.
It will open its eyes to the harsh realities to be called ungodly;
Yet, through a mother's eyes, it is beautiful in its very design.
The way it...
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Categories:
animal, beauty, horse, mother,
Form: Free verse
MotherMy mam has always been there for me,
Her love my heart she has the key,
I am the bairn I'm one of three,
Ones in London and ones at sea,
We've always had a special Bond,
A Mothers love...
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Categories:
appreciation, mother, mother son,
Form: Rhyme
DEED OF MOM AS MADAM
I heard the special child uttered his wow
Midst yehey and yay gestures can allow
Shouting love for Mom with zest
Who does give dead level best…
By her caring deed --- morning, noon or now.
Dad can attest...
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Categories:
mother, appreciation, blessing, christian, family,
Form: Limerick
on the breath of hopes
a child’s love
is the love that’s born
to soar away …
and while we may
surrender our grasp to
grant them leave -
to press their precious
wings upon the wind
and chart a bearing their own,
we, in all our most
eager stirrings,
will...
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Categories:
mother, analogy, child, children, father,
Form: Free verse
A Daughters SongIn distance, a daughter's heart does ache,
Mentally wounded by her mother's stake.
Words flung forth, cutting deep within,
Leaving scars unseen, a battle she can't win.
A mother's love should nurture and heal,
But here, a pain that time...
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Categories:
mother, anxiety, childhood, daughter, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Our Mother was PerkyOur mother was perky in the morning.
It’s the only time of day we ever heard her sing.
She would come into our room and sing “good morning” stuff.
My twin and I would grumble and rumble about...
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Categories:
mother,
Form: Prose Poetry
Motherly - Nyasia WileyHow can you heal a broken heart
When the purity of your own
Has been tainted
With the viewpoints of hatred
For the souls you trusted
With your own
How can I not run
When my own life has been
Nothing but...
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Categories:
mother, 12th grade, america, anger,
Form: Free verse
Handle With CareHandle With Care
Handle with care, treasure with ten tiny toes,
Once protected in my warm, maternal womb.
So fragile, so frail, so heaven only knows,
where to find refuge in this wide world of doom.
My Child, as...
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Categories:
mother, anxiety, baby, christian, faith,
Form: Ottava rima
That Wisp of a Girl
That wisp of a girl
claims she’s your daughter
How can she be
if you ain’t taught her
Right from wrong when it comes...
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Categories:
daughter, father, mother, truth,
Form: Couplet
Mom, did you cry on your wedding night?Althroughout childhood, you would talk about your love story
how when you’re older
“you just know! you just know!”
but when I told you I was engaged,
the story changed
it wasn’t love...
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Categories:
mother, anger, confusion, cry, deep,
Form: Prose
Family Reunion Breast beat for her I doubt you fathom crude
Understand thus gravitas of thy actions true
This must entrust you knot the thread bear
Bang thy drum roll knees follow you we share
Needless pain inflicted as I stroked...
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Categories:
mother, crazy, dark, daughter, death,
Form: Prose
PearlPearl
Mother gave me a string of rare pearls
Passed through Maternal blood to every girl
Not all at once, but one at a time
When needed the most or by her design
In times of confusion, heart break, or...
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Categories:
grandmother, mother daughter, wisdom,
Form: Couplet
Categories:
mother, dark, garden, gothic, grave,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Mother Poems
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child, daughter, love, mothers day, son,
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Definition | What is Mother in Poetry?