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Growing Poems - Poems about Growing

Growing Poems - Examples of all types of poems about growing to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for growing.
Little Bird
Dear little bird, I’ve so hard been trying to hold on to you, But I’ve seen lately your making me aside And that might be because you’re ready to fly. I’ve seen you have made friends besides me,...Read the rest...
Categories: childhood, emotions, friendship, growing
Form: Free verse
Where Did All The Time Go?
Where did all the time go? It feels like yesterday When we ran through the sunflower fields And it feels like tomorrow When we lose all the feelings of youth Where did all the time go? Just last night we raised...Read the rest...
Categories: deep, emotions, future, growing
Form: Free verse



A Thought
A thought There was a day when I used to be happy, There was a day when I felt like alive, But now I am not even me , Different person in my cover, This is what I think...Read the rest...
Categories: growing, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme

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The End
The End there comes a point when you must move on. the push You need comes from within, not from anyone else. Better to start alone than carry the weight, even if it cuts deep at first. What You had...Read the rest...
Categories: character, confidence, feelings, growing
Form: Free verse
Hero's Sacrifice
I see the smile on your face, But the truth's in your eyes. That smile and your laugh Are only covering up lies. You're only playing a part, So the truth you can hide. But I looked into your eyes; I see...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, caregiving, family, growing
Form: Rhyme



ABBY MY GRANDDAUGHTER
My granddaughter is a blessing from God Abby has that special love and charm That makes her so special Abby brings so much happiness For our family and friends Every day we watch her grow And watch all the new things...Read the rest...
Categories: growing, beautiful, emotions, feelings, granddaughter,
Form: Free verse
Putting the Pieces Together
I gather my fragments like stars in the night, Each shard holds a memory, dimmed but still bright. Some pieces I cherish, some I let go— The weight of their presence is no longer in tow. With patience and...Read the rest...
Categories: encouraging, endurance, growing up,
Form: Free verse
One Existential Frost
The clock with wings goes up and down. She sleeps only with backwards time. The glass circle's bridle around Her fishtail eyes where dark abounds. Within the floor, she feels the pound — Grandfather's face in nighttime shines. The clock with...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, dark, dream, growing
Form: Triolet
Almost Thirty, Barely Grown
almost thirty barely grown spent my twenties learning bones how they break how they heal how to tell what pain is real thought by now i'd have it right feet planted firm my future bright but the mirror shows the same old face chasing dreams at the same old pace bills...Read the rest...
Categories: growing, adventure, appreciation, child, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Sodium Orange Streetlight Nostalgia Trip
Zaila. Can’t make a Nickname out of that, But oh you can, Super-Z, you ‘member that. I rather not, There isn’t much to remember, I didn’t live much. Oh, but that coffee table, Mhm, yeah, I know the one, The one I’d play dolls...Read the rest...
Categories: growing, black african american, childhood,
Form: Free verse
The Lie
The Lie I am an insect waiting to be squashed! I stare hard at the ground as if fascinated, enthralled by it while, above, eyes of cold-cobalt wait to gouge and burrow out any self-belief that might still...Read the rest...
Categories: growing, anger, anxiety, father, father
Form: Free verse
Premium Member MEETING LIFE'S CHALLENGES
MEETING LIFE’S CHALLENGES Hey, don’t you ever be about giving up, And never be into putting yourself down; Keep those eyes on the winner’s cup, And that mind always winner bound:- Don’t just seek to be good, but well-focused On being...Read the rest...
Categories: growing, confidence, courage, encouraging, faith,
Form: Rhyme
AGONY OF A GROWING CHILD
Grow up, they say, You will come to understand the world, Yourself, Things will become better. Oh how I waited, To the time I will have ‘grown up’ I am, They said I would have more peace, Said I would understand myself, Have...Read the rest...
Categories: growing, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Ode to a Stepdaughter
I never got to teach you Maths, Or English, or to drive. I never got to pick you up From school when you were five. I missed all the nativities, Where your angel wings unfurl. And never had the chance To call...Read the rest...
Categories: daughter, growing up,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Growing up Keeton
Celtics laud place of hawks mi ancestors move beyond the greenery the gravity of harsh findings rolling over meadows and mead craving the heavenly harness meeting between Devon Tullock missouri minding the mended fences crawling...Read the rest...
Categories: growing, allah,
Form: Grook

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