Best Cousins Poems

From Cousins to Nieces and Nephews

When young we have cousins; they’re second to none.
Then along come siblings’ each daughter and son.
A new wondrous time of our life has begun.
With our new family ties, new stories are spun.
We watch them together and having such fun,
and always...

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(This poem is based on a movie I saw.)

It was tragic when two teenagers died.
They couldn't be together so they committed suicide.
They were cousins and that's why their parents kept them apart.
They decided to end it all because of their broken hearts.

The parents forbade their...

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Dorrie Ann left Herman again.
It happens on a cyclical schedule.
October, January, April and July.
A quad-yearly thing.
We cousins take her in.
Knowing in a day or two Herman will show up.
Sweet, with candies and maybe flowers.
He will sweet talk her back home
because he is tired of frozen...

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Most have several, others dozens
But it's nice to have some cousins.
Unlike siblings, who may fight,
Cousins get along all right.

With connections formed when young,
Cousins count as those among
The people who go way way back
And know your strengths or what you lack. 

Of course, some cousins grow...

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Three cousins played a “game’ of war
A map of Europe spread across the floor
No adults there to keep the score
As each of them wanted more and more

Three of four empires lay upon that map
As they played and ‘warred’ and they did clap
For them it was...

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To the people of the earth, we convey this greeting.
We are quite anxious for this long-awaited meeting.
Coming in peace, we are your cousins, as once before.
In a few hours, we’ll be reunited once more.

You will recognize us; our appearance you will know.
We see the sun...

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Oh no...I see her number on the screen!
I didn't answer calls from her last week.
One hundred miles away, cousin Colleen...
I know just what she wants! I want to shriek!

A month ago she asked our cousin Sue
if she thought I would lend some funds to her,
and...

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Luke* and Frank* were my cousins from two of my father’s sisters.
Luke and Frank lived in the same city, and I joined them for an important family event.  I had not seen nor spoken to either of them for more than 40 years. ...

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When we learned our elderly, kind granddad had died,
All paternal cousins traveled, gathered and cried.
Later, the ‘reception drive’ offered varied rides;
In Rachel’s auto, they shared a liquor-filled flask
And in Rob’s ancient van, a joint or two was passed.
If any cousin did not seek a high...

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Limerick crochetés: Once North Koreans joined South cousins

Once North Koreans joined South cousins
Agreed to let drop divisive sins
Formed one team ice-hockey
Won bronze not so lucky
Each side said: “Not for US, no side wins!”

Both sides appealed to prize committee
Some judges with none could agree:
“South on its...

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Driving to Nick's wedding, 
Cant help but think...
Is there anyone there besides him I want to see?

Not really..
There's aunt Shirley,,
She always, always, always  wants to squeeze and kiss my cheek
I'm not five and I'm not a geek,
Bless her soul, my softer side will be...

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It's your birthday today,
And I know we haven't spoke for long,
But I just wanted to let you know,
You've done no wrong.

You've been a great laugh,
And always listened to me,
Now it's my turn to give back to you,
And you've been the best that best can be.

Happy...

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We British love to stand in queues
We are known through out the world for it.

It must be something in our genes
We have tried all the other means.

Nobody teaches us what to do
We just line up when we see a queue.

The trouble starts with our foreign...

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Brothers, Sisters, Cousins, Aunts
every extended family would have 
over a hundred people in their family
one hundred people saving ten dollar's per week

A thousand dollars per week
Fifty two thousand dollars per year
the deposit for a house every year 
turn life into a game of monopoly

sell the...

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My cousin Mike asked my dad, “can Bill stay”?
“It’s fine with me if your dad says okay.”
“If Bill will work to earn spending money
a couple of days, harvesting honey.”

We worked two half-days it wasn’t that hard,
the second day we just cleaned the backyard.
At night he’d...

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