Most Liked Family Poems (502)

The third child born, the only girl,
A precious little thing.
And when she smiled the room lit up,
And caused the world to sing.

At two years old she'd just begun,
To run and feed herself.
Already curious about the books,
That sat upon my shelf.

Then tragedy unspeakable,
While fighting off the flu,
Immune system went haywire,
Her brainstem ravaged through.

She had to learn to walk and talk,
And use her hands again,
But doggedly she tried and tried,
I worried so back then.

Some gave up but not this one,
The bravest little girl.
She worked so hard and never quit,
To make it in this world.

Til finally she had come back,
Except one dragging foot.
The one worked fine but hard it was,
The other one to put.

She'd point down to her legs and scold,
The one that gave her trouble.
"Good foot, bad foot," she would say while,
Pointing one to other.

Then one day through my front door,
She walked so straight and tall.
And marched herself right up to me,
Without a limp at all.

Where I sat there upon the floor,
She shoved "bad foot" at me,
And wriggled it up in my face,
She grinned, said, "Pawpee, see?"

I cried then, and I'm crying now,
The tears of joy I shed.
For my precious little girl.
And those brave words she said.

In the summer of our youth
We knew only
tears and sorrow..
Always hoping
Always wishing~
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Mom and dad
were far away..
Left to strangers
to shape our way~
Cruel minds
with evil hearts..
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
All the joys
we never had..
A loving mother
a consoling dad..
All those years
of crying out~
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Then little boys
turned to men..
And little girls
begin again~
To find a life
they never knew..
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
And we look back
on those tumultuous
years..
Sometimes the laughter
mixed with tears~
And we remember God
Who
brought us through..
Between Yesterday..
and Tomorrow..

cafetwo2010

If all the worlds are
"the" stage

When one can put out the truth

drop the cloth

away
from "the" stage

Sincerely

"then" or "thus"

"I am home"


~~~~~~~

SS
XX

A Snatch away

"but I am innocent!"
my plight
so sudden left guttered

I am innocent
please help me

The tower stood, creeping before me

I knew it was

The penalty

The great key that opened my cage
Dark rank smell

A living hell

All sealed

The wax has dried

My final hours
tis here
Shall I reside

My plight
for this last moment

I shall not make a burden

"Still the bell tolled"

I grasped all I could
to squeeze all my good

Forgive those against me
I leave
To only be understood

I always believed

Then
The executioner's
Silent shout

"And the bell tolled"

Deep down in my wet, rat ridden
cell
dripping waters
slow growing
the mold within my walls

My optical vision
heart felt call
for a rat
I called Saul

Alive breathing a moment dear Saul
My only friend

What fear would he know of mine
to where I sit writing
awaiting my time

I'm about to be slaughtered

You love me I know
you live amongst the slime
My final days of this time

My time has come
The guards are here
You know I caused no crime

Off you go now
make sure you come back

For the innocence's like me

To share company
Of a crime
That was not as we see
ssshhh who would ever say

Hear Saul
my family starved

In beds of wheat
Sickness abound

Couldn't let it happen
it was only me
no body around

My love for you all

We ate well that night

Yes unmastered
To carry on with the peoples plight

Crushing apples
They wanted me dead

No worries
to the core
of old ways they bled

"I stole the apples I stole the bread
even chance of squirted milk
I stole upon my stealth"

Hiding in the rubbish dump
hide and seek
my friend beside me
Full tummy we had

Stirring..... soldiers noticed

Then his friend
shot dead

They were 14 years old
then

Incarcerated Paddy was
To slip away
Ships ahoy!

Such a young

Aged boy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sophia E
XX
For you My Paddy
My Grand Dad xx

That ol' black book..
been sittin' on
our shelf,
ever since I was a boy,
Guess I never thought
to open it up,
Just to busy with
all my toys,
Oh, every once in a while
Paw'd walk over,
and wipe the dust
off the cover,
Told me one day
it was a wedding gift
he'd bought for my
own sweet mother,
But I never saw maw
open that book, til'
the day she took ill,
Then she'd clutch it
tight all through the
night, til' they laid'er
on that hill,
But before she went she
called me close, her
eyes full of tears,
Said, 'son I've lived
a wasted life, faithless,
and full of fears,'
'But I found the Lord
in these last few days,
and I want you to know
the truth,
The peace you never had,
the joys we never shared,

in the lonely years of
your youth,
You see, this ol'
black book is the
word of God, the
way to eternal life,
I'm leaving you now,
but remember these
words..and receive
peace from worldly
strife..
cafetwo2010

Half way up
Half way down
I am faced with a choice.

At this crossroads
I can stand up
And be counted
Or lay down
And bleat.

By the sweat of my own brow
By the strength of my own arms
I will pull myself up.
I will look the future in the face
Through the beads of my own sweat
Through my own window.
I shall lead
Whoever choses to follow.
I shall guide
Whoever choses to seek.

I may fail,
I may fall,
I may bloody my knees
In the dirt of the effort
But it will be my own failing.
I will fall because I have fallen
Not because I was pushed
Or ignored,
Or left behind by ancient ships
Ships that now are dust to me.
I not longer know their names
I no longer feel the burden of their chains.
The chains my brothers bore are broken
I, am a free man
I, am not a slave to history
I, am it's student.

I refuse to lay down
With those who bend and break beneath it's weight
I refuse to lay down with moaning lambs.
I will stand,
I will stand tall
Shoulder to shoulder
With the tallest of men
And chose a tall woman
To stand with me.

We fought like cats and dogs as kids,
But made up as we grew.
Yet loved each other all along,
That, at least, we knew.

Though only three years older than,
She thought it made her boss.
But I did not take orders well,
And ev'ry line would cross.

She married young, and not so well,
Divorced then right away.
He used her to get papers so,
Stay in the USA.

Then tragedy struck later on,
Blood vessel in her brain.
Six months in a coma as,
Our mother prayed in vain.

Though over thirty years ago,
It still hurts to the bone.
A fighter to the end, you see,
Was my big sister, Joan.

I am an evil parent,
I know that this is true,
it’s a crime against humanity,
the things I make you do.
It’s really mental cruelty,
when I start to shout and ball,
of jam that’s splattered up the stairs,
the cornflakes in the hall.
The smelly socks that span the landing,
really aren’t at all outstanding,
It wasn’t you that broke the door,
nor dropped the clothes that sprawl your floor.
I bought a cake for Sunday lunch,
you ate it all and called it brunch.
I made a pud all yummy goo,
you took one look and scoffed that too.
Some things I do you find obscene,
like fill a plate with things of green.
As if such things would pass your lips,
so I relent and you have chips.
It’s Amnesty for brussel sprouts,
a swede would give you temper bouts.
A hormone rush you’d scream and rage,
I daren’t tell you to ‘act your age’.
‘Your music’s loud’ I say so bold,
a grumpy fart and oh so old.
But all these things they are forgiven,
when Speech Day prizes they are given.

Oh! Death, I do know you are, much waiting, to take me away.
I know I am much dearer to you, as I am, to the others too.
I know you want me for yourself, for you too love me, as the others do.

But tell me one thing my dear.
How would you ever feel, like taking me away, from my dear ones?
Who love me more than, you do.

Would you ever be able to, separate me, from my love,Who never lets me free even for a moment, from the warmth of his hugs.

Would you ever feel like departing me, from my dear most friends, Who are much dearer to me, than you are?

Would you ever be able to snatch me, away from my dear mother, Who cradled me, in her arms, through my childhood?

Oh! Death please wait for now, till I become strong enough To bear the separation, of my dear ones. Please wait for me, till my dear ones are strong enough, To stay in this world without me.
Please wait! Now, is not the time not the time yet?

For you, to take me away…………………..

Up is down and down is up
And sideways thoughts assault me.
Babbling noises blast my ears
Devoid of rationality.

Chaos rules this mad house
As the time ticks slowly by
Accused of countless wicked things
That no one can deny.

It matters not who's nuts or sane
when 'ere those forces meet
For neither one can ever win
Nor can accept defeat.

It's all just utter madness
And it's just gone on and on.
And cannot, will not ever change
'Til one is out and gone.

Gone for good or just a week,
It's a damned fine change of pace
And I really need a holiday
That's miles from this place.

Contented days of sanity
Are waiting now for me.
Beyond a single wakeup past
A count of days just three.