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Birth Poems | Birth Poetry and the Celebration of Life

Birth Poems - Examples of all types of birth poetry to share and read. Contemporary poets of PoetrySoup compose these poems about giving birth, natural birth, or merely the renewal of life. The miracle of birth is a beautiful and blessed event. Share and read poetry about the momentous birth of a daughter, son, or child. View poems about the labor of childbirth, the wonders of motherhood, or the celebration of life itself in many forms. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of birth poetry.
Baby bird
On the drive to work as the sun beams for Me My mind and core still always reeling Can't comprehend the depth of feeling As you helped to ease and fix A heart that had...Read the rest...
Categories: birth, angst, anxiety, bereavement, best
Form: Bio



Hurt
I wish I wouldn't be defined my hurt. Ecounter my parents infront of doors would be welcoming, doing the socks of my father in right order wouldn't feel like needing to solve mathematics without already not...Read the rest...
Categories: birth,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
My Circle
Give me your hand and I will take you across the land; give me your hand and I will take you where you want to go; give me your hand, so that you can fulfill...Read the rest...
Categories: america, beach, birth, blessing,
Form: Narrative
Me very late mum, a funereal day
Me very late mum, a funereal day... courtesy latitudinarian, nonestablishmentarian, sexagenarian, and Unitarian son and modest mastermind maven maverick. Another anniversary of her death occurs upon advent of May fourth two thousand and five, not quite seventy years since her...Read the rest...
Categories: birth, absence, age, america, anniversary,
Form: Rhyme
Seeds of Sorrow
Her eyes swelled and swelled With bitter tears That lingered near... She stood there and not here Since she thought It was better to cry, than to try to fly Into the fantasies ought To have held on Rather, just watch and let...Read the rest...
Categories: abortion, birth, care, child,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Miss Carden
A happy day for you I’m sure, A most lucky day to enjoy, You are a double grandma now. You have a new bundle of joy! Apples, peaches, pears, or plums, Or any other kind of fruit Are not...Read the rest...
Categories: birth, flower, fruit, granddaughter,
Form: Rhyme
In Godspeed
In Godspeed A caterpillar will hibernate Then she flutters and learns her fate When she wakes up from her slumber. Miles away the waves see the shore To reach the sand, they want nothing more So your spirit can find some...Read the rest...
Categories: birth, butterfly, god, journey,
Form: Rhyme
termination
The Termination Hallo Ann, let me tell you about your mother, she was younger than I and a dancer  She got a job dancing at a club in Madrid alas, she was pregnant, that would not do a doctor, was paid well and your...Read the rest...
Categories: angel, betrayal, birth,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Nine Month Night
Nine month night - light broke free like dawn. In babe’s face, impassioned pinking. From romance of wishful thinking - Too many threads to count, forgone. Potent, when God, she called upon. ...Read the rest...
Categories: birth,
Form: Quintilla
Phoenix
You scream forth into life Full of wonder and curiosity Demanding At times a ball of frustration Others a fit of giggles But always a world of wonders...Read the rest...
Categories: birth,
Form: Free verse
Creative Creation
Zygote ideas crowd cobwebbed thoughts. Foetal creations evolving... Yearning for life. Crammed in empty wombs Contracted by phantom possibilities Gatekeepers to life Aborted hopes and dreams Fear laced life blood... trickles away with the sands of time... Again....Read the rest...
Categories: birth, creation,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member stuttering moments
stuttering moments baptised by emotion they linger by the curtains in the doorway waiting come now enter do not be afraid it is only a beating heart that waits what is there to lose but your life ...Read the rest...
Categories: birth, confidence, courage, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member INCARNATE
Life is mortal : I wish to incarnate. After death, body is buried or burnt. Wish to reborn for new life to vibrate. Don’t know,...Read the rest...
Categories: birth,
Form: Rhyme
Shepherd's Watch
A voice for the voiceless whose cry still unheard Alone in the womb but blessed by the Word Defending the helpless as murderers loom Divinity watching — a reckoning soon (The New Room: April, 2024) ...Read the rest...
Categories: abortion, birth, death, murder,
Form: Rhyme
Incarnate
Unlike flower essence, which becomes roses or lilies, Unlike animal essence that's born into birds and beasts To bring within humanity love, justice, trust, and peace The divine takes the human form, and with it co-exists Gods and goddesses,...Read the rest...
Categories: birth, god, humanity, life,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Birth Poems

Read wonderful birth poetry on the following sub-topics: boy, child, daughter, death, girl, jesus, labor, motherhood, newborn, son and more.

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