Most Liked Family Poems (502)

When the time came for me to
enter this world it was
your hands that were the
first to welcome me in

Over the year's it may
seem like we have drifted
apart from one another
but I know that our bond
still remains

Though it sadden's me that
I did not get to meet my grampa
I find relief in knowing
he live's on in not only
you but in me as well

There were never really many
words spoken between you and
me in the past but your love
for me was always presant

You have shown me so many
amazing things in life that
I will forever cherish and
never will forget

I thank you dad for being
there for me and giving
me the life that only
dreams are made of

Today it is your special day
So there is one thing I must do
It’s send a simple birthday wish
To last your whole year through
I wish you a day of happiness
A day when dreams come true
And hope it lasts throughout the year
Bringing lots of luck for you

A child walked towards home with shaky feet
She hide her tears behind a weak smile
She wished the past year she could delete
Oh, how she wished she was not lost for awhile

A mother looked through her kitchen window
Saw her daughter whom she had thought lost forever
Walked towards home keeping in the shadows
"Lost for while," she thought, "but now home to mother"

A father looks up as the front door opened suddenly
He sees a child lost for a while home at last
He looks at her face sternly and sullenly
But his resolve dissolved oh so fast

Together again at last this family knows
They have just began to mend the fences of fears
The have to forgive and forget a year of woes
And learn how to live through past pain and tears

Here I stand, holding steady but leaning perilously close to falling forward into the mess.

Looking around me I see the cigarettes my father has smoked these 30 odd years since he began.

I can smell them and feel the need to vomit but nothing comes up

As a kid my father couldn`t die, couldn`t age, and couldn`t be hurt. He was like an immortal Greek God.

Now that he`s fighting to be somebody in a world that dislikes the unique, talented, artistically inclined people, his tears tell me something different.

My father is human.

And he can hurt.

He has aged.

And I don`t know whether he can trust himself
All these years of promises..."I`ll quit."

Maybe he isn`t as strong a person as I thought.

I`ll have to keep from falling for us both.

Endless days and sleepless nights showed no relief at all
the memories and the bitter taste of the cup I drank of gall
The heartache came from a lonely heart and the tears on a childs face
Its ok kids she loves you still although I take her place
Sleep n my son Ime by your side till the bad dreams slip away
Crouched beside your bed I wake and greet another day

Three little flowers grow alone and yet they live with me
I tried so hard till my strength was gone, a mum and dad for three
Sorrow took the place of joy, smiles no longer there
Resentment took the place of love when they thought she didnt care
But though the ashes we grew close, and built our family ties
Yet the hurting never goes away, you can see it in there eyes

I love you mum I hear them say, as again they wave goodbye
And again my heart is torn in two, if one of them would cry
They act so big and shrug it off, and pretend that theres no lies
But they cant fool their dad because, he sees it in there eyes

A little girl of ten years old, engrossed in lifes affairs
She tried so hard to fill mums shoes and show us how she cares
A heavy load for one so small was her way of hanging on
She would stand by dad no matter what, and show him that shes strong
Yet her changing moods and angry shouts came as no surprise
Dad knew of her loneliness he saw it in her eyes

Life is like a changing tide theres always something new
No matter what our life may bring, weve got to see it thru
The years are rolling very fast and the memories die slow
Of the pain we felt the day she said, "Goodbye I have to go"
Yet life goes on and the hurt will ease and the kids will grow up wise
They will understand their kids by looking in there eyes

Every night I’d stand by my window and stare,
Wondering and hoping you’d be there.
It seems as if I’m lost in a distance without you,
Cause all of a sudden I’m cross, angry, miserable and blue.

Id love to feel your warm body and strong arms around me tight,
Or have you kiss me as we part for the night.
But I need to be brave and survive on my own,
Because where I am in my emotions, I’m not alone

I should make a little time for myself to breathe,
For that with you, it’s want, not need.
Please don’t get me wrong boys; I’m not talking about you
There you have it, that’s the hurting truth.

Its daddy I want!
It’s daddy I need!
Its daddy I’m longing for,
Being twelve, he’s the only man I truly adore.

talk to me l will listen you
a strange light in your eyes
make me feel your will your desire to talk to me
to tell me, our souls will become an unique soul
words wrapped
open your heart, talk to me l will listen you
about your disappoinments, about when the day fades in the night shadows
and you are crying alone
l know you don't wont that ppl see you in that way
don't you worry my son, even a man can cry
talk to me about that woman who betrayed you
or about that friend without honor unable to respect his word
don't feel shame on you, even a man can cry
let the light reborn in you
lay down the wall silent
let that your thought become word
and than talk to me

FROM THE BOOK WALKS ON THE PRAIRIE
BY CHIEF REDELK IRONHORSE THOMAS



Down by the Oconoluftee
amid the wild flowers and rose,
lived the Cherokee people
where the honey suckle grows.
They lived in peace and harmony
where everyone got along,
taught and raised their children
to know right from wrong.
One day great thunder sound
and soldiers tred our land,
blood stained the earth
as we died by their hand.
They killed four thousand innocent children
laid in shallow unmarked graves,
as soldiers came in thousands
with cannons guns and staves.


They put our Holy woman in a
cold wood wagon bed,
left her to cough in her own blood
no blankets for her head.
Next morning for miles
did the word spread,
our people wailed in sorrow
our Holy woman was dead.


On that fateful day in December
our death march ended,
our women and children cried
our Elders on canes bended.
They put us in a place
we neither liked nor knew,
in time we built our homes
as our children grew.
There are now clean white houses
where once cabins stood,
our maidens now cook with gas
where once they cooked with wood.

Our children are at peace again
where the honey suckle grows,
they say for every tear thats shed
blooms a white Cherokee rose.
There have been four thousand changes
for every Cherokee who died,
one for each and every mother
who held their dead childs hand and cried.

We are strong and proud and say to those
who sought our death decree,
we are God's people
WE ARE THE CHEROKEE!

Boy.....you are getting on the wrong side of me
Too much feedback from your school
Hangin round with that fool
For what .....you think thats cool

Boy.... you are starting to upset me
I am doin every thing i can
You only have to stick to the plan
Dont you wanna be a man

Boy .... you are making me cranky
I am going a bit crazy
When i think how you are lazy
An everything you do is hazy

Boy .... you are makin me wild
When your mouth spits words of fire
An you think that you are higher
But you have no desire

Boy....you are making me take action
I am totally over your attitude
I am totally over you being rude
I am totally over the feud

Boy....you are my flesh an blood
And i'd fight to the death for
But you must learn to heed the law
Otherwise i will show you the door

Boy.... you are only thirteen
An a individual you will be
But still forever apart of a proud me
Five more years is your fee

Born an bred a country girl from sheepfarmers stock
Your strength of mind an character was never a shock
A sense of humour came with ease , giftwrapped your soul
Accomodated the hurdles , you had in life , as a whole

You raised your siblings through the hardest part of life
Lard an bread their diet , to get you out of strife
An all the time , never mind ,you'd take it on the chin
An i'm sure if you looked hard enough , there was that cheeky grin

As i became a part of your life , as the years moved on
We may have had barriers , but we formed a special bond
Once again you had to care for more than your share
Never once did i ever see or feel the ruffle of your hair

Amazing cook with meals they fed , an sated everytime
Creating eagerness for the ringing bell , around dinnertime
You could here it three blocks away , an strain as you might
You knew it was that time of day , an off you go in full flight

Your garden was your passion , an out of every bloom
Came the beauty of your soul , each petal had entombed
Vivacious colours , all around the house there'd be
Are some of the fondest memories i have of thee