Time right on track
I waited for the midnight train
on the platform in the rain.
It was windy, it was bitter cold
and i was feeling bit frail and old.
Patiently i awaited the arrival of my niece
who was coming home from Greece.
I had time to wander down memory lane
where images flashed wearily in my brain:
she was days old when I held...
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Categories:
growing up, niece, rain,
Form: Rhyme
GoodbyeWater leaking from my eye
The time has come to say goodbye
Thirty-five years you smiled so bright
God called you home for eternal life
Compassion and the love that you share
Beyond what most could begin to compare
You left behind family and friends
But your memory is one to never end
...
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Categories:
niece, cry, emotions, funeral, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme
To My Niece, an AngelMy niece, oh sweet angel, a gift from above,
God graced us with you, a treasure we love.
With laughter like sunlight and eyes filled with dreams,
You dance through our lives like soft, silver beams.
How I wish I could hold you, so gentle, so small,
To cradle your spirit, to shelter it all.
In the warmth of my arms,...
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Categories:
niece, appreciation, for her, happiness,
Form: Free verse
Happy Birthday BrianaBriana it's so hard to think, you were so young.
Grown up, a young lady now, where has the time gone?
Your Success, allowed you to fly around the world.
So beautiful and smart, an Executive girl.
Climbing up the ladder you met all your goals, Yes!
You're at the top one percent, you're one of the best!
A humble...
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Categories:
birthday, niece,
Form: Rhyme
unaware
Unaware;
You are the ocean, the earth, the sky,.
And I a ship in the bottle
Never to touch the water;
A bird that cannot fly,
Will never know the touch of sky.
A wind that cannot lay upon the earth,
Caresses only memories of birth.
Unaware;
You are the Space that holds it all.
Each moment of Time, Upon your Breath;
Until ...
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Categories:
niece, absence, longing, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
EvieOur Grandmother gem is gone
Tonight, I'm missing her from afar.
Her white granite smile
cobblestone wisdom
devilish-warm humor
humble strength, like a Cobalt star.
I met my great niece for the first time
she's a whirlwind of diamonds and sapphire
emerging from the chrysalis of an old soul.
Wisdom blossoming like springtime rose.
She's woven from grandmothers' tapestry
with her own unique weave of...
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Categories:
grandmother, niece,
Form: Rhyme
to an inspiring niece
Categories:
niece, farewell, for her, love,
Form: Haiku
Six Shots of Southern ComfortBonne nuit, numbers and digits
Did you miss hearing the drunk specter sing?
Back to waffle again about their trauma and joy
Derek isn't even their real name
Where were you when the millennium turned?
I can't imagine it was peaceful for everyone
After all, someone had to be 30 at that point
Or was it easier when the world was less...
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Categories:
childhood, introspection, memory, niece,
Form: Free verse
Me and Kafka's NieceWhen I woke up this morning
I was not in my bed.
I found myself instead
Inside Franz Kafka's head.
He started Metamorphosis,
I thought, 'What is this?'"
There was no panic
I just sat back and watched
A master at his craft
Until my plan was botched.
He noticed me
Inside his head
As he finished up.
He sneezed me out as
I rolled down his...
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Categories:
niece, change,
Form: Rhyme
Birthday poem for my nieceAs you settle into year 15,
reflect upon what came before.
The 14 years of being you,
allll creatures/people you adore.
There have of course been troubled times -
Life does not spare the least of us.
But these misfortunes must not blind,
The chance to grow a little more.
Your willful beauty, strength of poise,
undoubted talent, all employs ...
To make you...
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Categories:
niece, birthday,
Form: Rhyme
art with a niecepaint on her fingers
glitter on her nose
five-year-old playing
kneading and claying
Auntie know her heart
they’re not long apart
joyful lovely day
oozing cares away
art is in their souls
happiness the goal
a creative flare
laughter in the air
they garner a smile
loving all the while
woes are put aside
ideas on full glide
new art has begun
atmosphere of fun
dazzlingly wise
adventure on rise
they build an art wall
show...
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Categories:
niece, art,
Form: Rhyme
A Different LightBats and snakes, make no mistakes
This girl loves them all
Spider fashion is her passion
...
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Categories:
niece, beautiful, cute, family, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
SunflowersFrom tiny seeds
you sprouted; Tender
green shoots, so new
and impressionable.
Shoots that I serenaded
and watered with love,
albeit only on occasion.
Then, you had bright petals
blooming from your cheeks.
With every smile and
dash of sunlight,
you stretched and you grew.
You’re not quite complete yet;
there’s much more growth
ahead of you.
Though I’m no longer
by your sides
to see you progress,
I know when...
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Categories:
allegory, care, family, niece,
Form: Free verse
Within Her Maternal Enfoldment: a Niece's HomageThough not by choice, you became my kin,
Our joy not constant, yet our bond within.
I'm inspired by your every move,
In your presence, cherished moments prove.
I strive to earn your pride and respect,
Yet at times, I stumble and deflect.
Still, you offer guidance and support,
Amidst my life's challenges, you escort.
If only I possessed your humor's grace,
If only...
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Categories:
care, devotion, mother, niece,
Form: Free verse
When It Is Skeletal PeaceWhen it is skeletal peace
An aunt wont want her nice niece,
Of all things Good Aunt could miss,
Certainly not her soft kiss…
All would be to no avail,
The real peace to not prevail
Plain malice was the old nail,
Still with them in its loved veil,
One another’s name they hail
But expect in life to fail…
One had ended up in...
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Categories:
niece, allusion, analogy, hate, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Niece Poems
Definition | What is Niece in Poetry?
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aunt, brother, brother in law, cousin, daughter, father, father in law, grandmother, grandparents, great grandparents, in laws, mother, mother in law, nephew, sibling, sister, sister in law, stepbrother, stepparent, stepsister, uncle, wife,