Family Poems

dysfunctional family
You left us on a cold January day
You said you weren’t strong enough to stay

We didn’t... more

Poet: Wilma Ruth Haggett

by: Wilma Ruth Haggett | rating:

At the Cedars
You had two girls -- Baptiste --
One is Virginie --
Hold hard -- Baptiste!
Listen to... more

Poet: Duncan Campbell Scott

by: Duncan Campbell Scott | rating:

For the Fallen
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across... more

Poet: Laurence Binyon

by: Laurence Binyon | rating:

Mothers’ Day, 2008
O thank you mom, for all the things you did;
O thank you mom, for being nice to us;
O... more

Poet: Dr. Celestine Raj MD

by: Dr. Celestine Raj MD | rating:

Stages of Man
The new-born babe helplessly lies
In mother’s lap, most of the time;
For nursing, care... more

Poet: Dr. Celestine Raj MD

by: Dr. Celestine Raj MD | rating:

Happy Mother’s Day, 2008
I’m glad to have a mother good,
Who nursed me well and gave good food;
Who taught me how... more

Poet: Dr. Celestine Raj MD

by: Dr. Celestine Raj MD | rating:

Our Mother Dear
Most lovely mother, you had been,
Whose love, unfailing, world had seen;
And duty-bound... more

Poet: Dr. Celestine Raj MD

by: Dr. Celestine Raj MD | rating:

Blood
Breathe deeply
Suck it in
Fresh air
Is all I need
Coz I am trapped
In this dark... more

Poet: Tisha Gavito

by: Aneeqa Chaudary | rating:

The Closet
Here I am with my mother, hanging under the molt
of years, in a garden of umbrellas and... more

Poet: Russell Edson

by: Russell Edson | rating:

Pro-life
I thank my mother,
Who brought me forth
Into the world,
God made, so bold.

And... more

Poet: Dr. Celestine Raj MD

by: Dr. Celestine Raj MD | rating: