Motherhood Poems

Popular Motherhood Poems
Still Me
by Kate Wallace

I am not thin
For my stomach is not flat
My skin no longer tight
And I often see myself as fat

I am not sexy
And I am not tall
My ass is not round
And my breasts are not full


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My shadow, my girl
by Arshia Sheikh

You are my shadow, my girl,

For me you are like a string of pearl.

Your twinkling eyes brighten my day,

Your bubbly persona will always stay.

Fond of your love and care,


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Narciso
by Lia P

I smelled a perfume
and it smelled like her
Mami
and no she is not gone but the version of me that loved her when she wore the perfume is

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Mother
by Ashley Williams

There once was a woman tamed with internal toil
Guarded and gutted, lost and forgotten
Her heart brimmed with passion for the broods she bore
Yet the stagnant air wept at the musty wooden door

No longer rising by the sun’s sail
Her heavy limbs silently seeped toward the floor
Too weary to feel too numb to mourn

The degree of fear she’s felt within was no flaw

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Motherhood
by Arshia Sheikh

Motherhood requires hard work,

Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world.

Having kids is the great responsibility,

Making them kind, is the real beauty.

Being mother, you have to think twice,


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Recent Motherhood Poems
Always a Mother
by Baramundi Roy

Cutting the umbilical cord was so fearful
and letting them go so difficult and tearful.
Confusion and doubt came flooding into my soul
my future uncertain now that I’ve lost my role.

My nest was empty now that my fledglings had flown
for they had gone their own way and left me alone.
But my undying love and care will never end
because I will always be their mother and friend.

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Beryl Eugenie Bell
by Sharon Morgan

(In memory of my mother 1931 - 1980)

Born in 1931,
before the second world war had begun
A beautiful, brown-eyed baby girl
The sweetest, Beryl Eugenie Bell

One of ten, her father’s favorite
In knowledge and beauty, she would excel
To him, no other child was greater than

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Mother
by Ashley Williams

There once was a woman tamed with internal toil
Guarded and gutted, lost and forgotten
Her heart brimmed with passion for the broods she bore
Yet the stagnant air wept at the musty wooden door

No longer rising by the sun’s sail
Her heavy limbs silently seeped toward the floor
Too weary to feel too numb to mourn

The degree of fear she’s felt within was no flaw

......

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Narciso
by Lia P

I smelled a perfume
and it smelled like her
Mami
and no she is not gone but the version of me that loved her when she wore the perfume is

Continue reading
Still Me
by Kate Wallace

I am not thin
For my stomach is not flat
My skin no longer tight
And I often see myself as fat

I am not sexy
And I am not tall
My ass is not round
And my breasts are not full


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Popular Poets about Motherhood From Members
  • Arshia Sheikh
    Arshia Sheikh (2 poems about Motherhood)
    June 7,1982-Lucknow
  • Kate Wallace
    Kate Wallace (2 poems about Motherhood)
  • Dawn Morgan
    Dawn Morgan (1 poems about Motherhood)
    1990
  • Lia P
    Lia P (1 poems about Motherhood)
    Born on August 15, 2006- New York
  • Ashley Williams
    Ashley Williams (1 poem about Motherhood)
    January 24th, 1984 - Boston Mass