Father Poems | Examples of Father Poetry

When he was young. I thought he was old. It never occurred to me that I might be wrong. That old wouldn’t show up for years and years, decades even. He wasn’t tall like my grandfather. But he wasn’t short either. He had a habit of biting his cuticles that I inherited and would be...

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His soul portrays the eyes of a wolf, lost without his pack - banished from his territory. In his deceptive demeanour, hiding his depressive state - he howls at the moon. An outcast unable to dream, he adorns a false smile at sunrise, as he's still scarred from the house he once built - brick by brick. Where walls of lullabies, were created...

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Fishing Memories my father and I early in the morning our favorite together time sun peeping above the horizon many times, we caught no fish who cares...

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there were times when I did not understand him times when I fought with my heart, to remember time would not forget the days that were so grim it wouldn’t be that long, just before December he would tell us that love had come to his life years after this, I’d see that stirring ember sparks of hope divine to heal...

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Hearthstone Of Thy Fathers Love Fatherhood exuberant and renowned is how you boys made me feel. Exquisite was the taste of my tears as I felt the sensation of joy in both of your first cry’s! The days, weeks, months and first years were somewhat overbearing however not once ever overbearing you were and will always be my...

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An Amazing Son I wouldn’t trade you for the world. I enjoy spending time with ya. All my belongings will be yours one day. You will carry out my last name. I miss you when we're not together. When I’m gone, I will still be with you forever. You're growing up too fast. Together we...

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A senior moment experienced by this drip... awash with intermittent amnesia. Scant number of minutes elapsed... before I forgot whether yours truly took another dose of glycopyrrolate ingested as a palliative prescription medication addressing the issue of palmar hyperhidrosis -- excessive perspiration of palms of hands, an unpleasant physiological symptoms afflicting me more than three fourths of my threescore and six years or more specifically sixty six...

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MY BOYS ARE MY LIFE. BEING WITH THEM MOST OF THEIR LIVES TILL NOW, WITH THIS UNFORESEEN CHANGE HAS AFFECTED US AND CHANGED OUR LIVES. OUR QUALITY OF LIFE HAS DIMINISHED. I AM NOT AS HAPPY. FOOD DOESN'T TASTE THE SAME. THE SUN DOESN'T SHINE WITHOUT MY BOYS. WHEN I SPEAK WITH THEM, I CAN HEAR IT IN...

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Mother, father are weeping Because the heavens didn’t send their heart a soul The wind, their house is breaking And the morning is very cold Outside they find With the earth in the sky That their sound is not here Nor is it nearby There's a train screaming angels to lower their heads And a cold concrete block reeking of death When no one was...

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Father I miss you I wish we were close You're not that far, we're in the same house We eat dinner together We converse by silence, You smile at me, fill the space with jokes and love That we both know I won't respond to. But we pretend, we all do, That we are a happy family. Like I don't just act like you don't exist. You...

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**A Letter to Father** In the quiet moments, I find my heart, Whispers of worries as shadows depart. I hope for the solace that soon will arrive, A gentle assurance that I'll truly survive. Oh Father, I carry this burden so deep, Each thought of my health steals away my sleep. Though I strive to care for this fragile estate, I confess that...

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Many fathers have been endowed with good traits. They help to build strong families and communities. I have considered ten attributes worthy of note, taken from the Biblical story of the prodigal son. 1. Good fathers are understanding 2. Good fathers are accommodating 3. Good fathers are not controlling 4. Good farmers overflow with wisdom 5. Good fathers...

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He is the God who can make it happen Stand up and believe the Good News The God of the Impossible is ready Your faith in Him is steady Dreaming beyond the call of duty is essential to your legacy He is the God who can make it happen God the Father is here to assist you You need to persist in...

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Glory be to the (Eternal) Father To the (Eternal) Son And to the (Eternal) Holy Spirit As it was in the beginning Is now and at the hour of our death Amen Poetry Form: Free Verse Date Written: May 18, 2025 Time Written: 7:47pm ...

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Nick was hurt one bright morn Strokes hit his brain stem, connections were torn They carried him off the rugby field Horror began and an old world was sealed It looked like a coma, but that was a disguise He could only converse by blinking his eyes Locked in, his body would not respond With the outside world, a broken bond. Anger flared,...

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