Mother by Caroline Davus
A mother is conflicting, One minute Giving you privacy To do piano in silence The next minute She peers over your Shoulder and judges Your subject of art She is also there During the first period As your family waits…...
Category 2020 Poetry Prompt 3: Mother
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Ghost Roses by Tammy Breitweiser
I smell them I am awake just now but blind I keep Inhaling The familiar scent A morning smell not part of the routine. Today The Death anniversary The joy of the unexpected flowers The feeling of a surprise The…...
A Mother’s Journey by Joan Shaw Turrentine
This mother looks back at the seasons of motherhood.
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A grandmother checks Her distance from the children With a hockey stick … This content is for members only.Log In Register...
Being Mother by Becky Crookham
Let go of the dream Being a mother is hard Pictures of children holding hands Skipping toward a sunset, walking down a path Swallowed on a beach by the immensity of the ocean Pictures are silent Replace it with the…...
She, He and Them by Claire
He plucked at the strings of Her heart, Hooked on His melody from the start. The song he played; a sound so strange, Not by choice was He deranged. Confess your pride, your love to Her, She’d know what’s best…...
MOTHER Acrostic/Haiku mode by Cynaka Harper
Most don’t know her pain Of the most exhausting job Time is patience virtue Heart ache and body pain Even her sacrifice her dreams Reward her blessing… This content is for members only.Log In Register...
Lest we Underestimate Mother Nature by Beth S Blaha
Topical, but maybe we have forgotten our vulnerability
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My mum is staying home She’s choosing not to roam Ensuring she stays well While helping healthcare personnel. She seems content – each day has its own event – A chat, a coffee, an on-line prayer Some gardening in the…...
Mother of Mine by Angelique Pacheco
Fair of face Full of grace She sacrifices much She heals with a touch She makes believe And hair she weaves She loves me unconditionally I am bound to her umbilically. M aker of me O thers respect her T…...
Mother’s Mind by Stevie K
Her panicked stare is emptyWhen she opens her eyes;Recognition covered withThe blankness of gone memories. Not even a shadow remains ofThe ample bosom that nurtured,The soft hugs that made it alright,Or the words that encircled, shaped and moulded:“Do this!”“Not like…...