Families are blessings. Though your siblings can be irritating and your parents could be stricter at times, you know they will always be there by your side through highs and lows to love and support you. So pick some beautiful poems about family from our post to share the purest expression of love with them. Poets have attempted to portray the unconditional love that family members share through some wonderful verses and define what it means to be a part of a family. This post comprises a list of some of the best family poems that you may read and share with your loved ones. Families are blessings. Though your siblings can be irritating and your parents could be stricter at times, you know they will always be there by your side through highs and lows to love and support you. So pick some beautiful poems about family from our post to share the purest expression of love with them. Poets have attempted to portray the unconditional love that family members share through some wonderful verses and define what it means to be a part of a family. This post comprises a list of some of the best family poems that you may read and share with your loved ones. Families are blessings. Though your siblings can be irritating and your parents could be stricter at times, you know they will always be there by your side through highs and lows to love and support you. So pick some beautiful poems about family from our post to share the purest expression of love with them. Poets have attempted to portray the unconditional love that family members share through some wonderful verses and define what it means to be a part of a family. This post comprises a list of some of the best family poems that you may read and share with your loved ones.
29 Poems About Family
1. Pokeberries
I started out in the Virginia mountains with my grandma’s pansy bed and my Aunt Maud’s dandelion wine. We lived on greens and back-fat and biscuits. My Aunt Maud scrubbed right through the linoleum. My daddy was a Northerner who played drums and chewed tobacco and gambled. He married my mama on the rebound. Who would want an ignorant hill girl with red hair? They took a Pullman up to Indianapolis and someone stole my daddy’s wallet. My whole life has been stained with pokeberries. No man seemed right for me. I was awkward until I found a good wood-burning stove. There is no use asking what it means. With my first piece of ready cash I bought my own place in Vermont; kerosene lamps, dirt road. I’m sticking here like a porcupine up a tree. Like the one our neighbor shot. Its bones and skin hung there for three years in the orchard. No amount of knowledge can shake my grandma out of me; or my Aunt Maud; or my mama, who didn’t just bite an apple with her big white teeth. She split it in two. —Ruth Stone (1915–2011)
2. Sonnets Are Full of Love
Sonnets are full of love, and this my tome Has many sonnets: so here now shall be One sonnet more, a love sonnet, from me To her whose heart is my heart’s quiet home, To my first Love, my Mother, on whose knee I learnt love-lore that is not troublesome; Whose service is my special dignity, And she my loadstar while I go and come And so because you love me, and because I love you, Mother, I have woven a wreath Of rhymes wherewith to crown your honoured name: In you not fourscore years can dim the flame Of love, whose blessed glow transcends the laws Of time and change and mortal life and death. —Christina Rossetti (1830–94)
3. I Love My Family So Much
To be a part of a family like mine is so divine where love is shown hurt is shared our love for each other is never impaired we talk we laugh we cry but we are a family and we do it all together for as a family we do it all as one you hurt one you hurt all and as a family unit we will all stand tall for we are family a family full of strength a family full of love a family no one can touch that’s why I love my family so much. —Mahfooz Ali
4. Family Love Forever
Have u ever thought actually What it would be like, without a family. Family is the only one, Where one experiences best of fun. Family is an elegant necklace, Whose bond may appear broken But deep inside, their hearts are still one. When the unwanted sorrows seem longer than a mile, Your dear old family makes you smile. When because of a mistake no event Works out for your sake. When life refuses to mend There comes a sharp bend, Family gives necessary amends, To the family all worries can be sent. In a fraction of time, Your sorrows will leave It may sound absurd But you’ve got to believe. Wherever you may be, You belong to the pack. And to them you can always go back. —.Pd.
5. Family Comes Together
Family comes together For always and forever In sickness and in health In poverty or in wealth Family comes together For always and forever Without any reason Anytime or any season Family comes together For always and forever In death or in life In happiness or in strife Family comes together For always and forever In anger or in kindness Whether all seeing or in blindness Family comes together For always and forever Whether for work or for play They somehow find a way For family to come together Because families are forever —Glaedr the poet
6. Family First
One of the most heart felt feelings is Putting your family first It doesn’t require a scholar or math whiz To recognize one suffering from thirst Whether it be for liquid or love My parents put family first with education Taught about respect and God above About land and its preservation And about family and friends Sharing the present and the past Making family number one with love that never ends And memories that last and last! —Ouida Nell Greene
7. The Family Tree
We’ve got a family album Like a family tree A thrill to turn the pages The pictures we can see Starting off with grands and greats Then slowly down the line Like a book of history A journey through the time Fashions start to alter Mustaches come and go Ladies skirts skip up and down A proper fashion show Top hats change to boaters To caps then none at all Ladies bonnets disappear And so does grannies shawl Picture’s change to colour Black and white has gone A different place, a different time So much to look upon But what is so amazing Is the likeness we can see Showing up the genes Right through our family tree —Olive Walters
8. Family First
Friends may come and friends may go Family is first and this I know Putting friends first is a mistake And not one that you should make Family’s forever and this I know Friends enter your life and then they go Making friends is fun trust me with this But not something you would miss Love your family while they are here Keep their love very near Family can leave the world at any time So don’t make yourself feel like slime Family is here to comfort you I know your friends do this too Without your family you would be lost Hold on to them no matter the cost —Bonnie B Long
9. Family
As his son was to start school Dad wrote poems everyday The poems turned into a cap, a satchel textbooks, crayons and a small umbrella On the first day of April his son went with Mom through the town full of cherry blossoms to the People’s School in an old castle to attend its first grade entrance ceremony At home, now left quiet, Dad was alone with an aged maid listening to bulbuls’ calls listening to the sea’s roar as if he hadn’t heard them for a long time —Tatsuji Miyoshi (1900–1964) Translated by Takako Lento (2010)
10. Family
God gave each of us a special family that we can call our own. A family that loves us for who we are so we would never feel alone. They may not like everything we do or everything we say, but the beautiful thing about “family” is that they love us anyway. Sometimes we feel rejected by people who do not care, but our hearts are warmed when remembering that our family is always there! So hug them a little more often, for sometimes we hurt the ones we love. And tell them how much you love them, for they were sent to you from above. —Josephine Zavala-Florez
11. My Family
Looking back at my life my family has always been there right from the start of my life we have a long history together Inevitably there will be moments of conflicting emotions even anger yet family is my stronghold in times of crises and sufferings When I was down my family was there to pick me up when I was unwell and ill my family poured forth love and care During times when I was lost I was guided back to my family during times when I was fornlorn my family was my undying supporters Through tears and anguish through joys and laughters through growing up and maturing my family weathered through it all My heart fills up tenderly with love and appreciation with deep emotions and deep gratitude my family is always a part of my life! —Fion Lim
12. Family Reunions
Siblings different as day and night Same environment we grew up in Each carrying one’s own character Diverse values and mindsets Distinct set of life priorities Living out lives in various ways When occasion calls for a reunion Grievances and complaints cast aside Differences melt into saw dust Nothing heavy nothing embarrassing Just happy chat as best as can be Reveling in family ties for good measure Memories of the old a common thread Laughter and merry-making aplenty Cherishing the limited time together Basking in unbreakable bonds of kinship Before each departing back to own life Oh the ties of family and reunions —Fion Lim
13. I’m Going Home
The unrelenting tug at my heart Something is amiss I’ve been away from home For too many days weeks months I’m going home My mother she misses me My family is waiting for me Kinship binds hearts together Roots of love run deep I’m going home No matter how far I’m away Oceans mountains or miles apart A part of me never leaves home Home is where my family resides I’m going back home —Fion Lim
14. A Happy Family
A happy family is one blessed by God! Both parents slog all life for their children; And children honor parents, without rod; All walk united en way to Heaven. A happy family lives in piety; Their home is warm and welcomes everyone; They’re satisfied and live with satiety; There’s time for love, care, work, play, also fun! A happy family loves its neighbors well; All share their joys, woes, grief and problems too; Their faith in God, their smiling faces tell; With divine aim, all earthly works, they do! A happy family prays in harmony; God meets their needs of body, soul, money! —Dr. A.Celestine Raj Manohar
15. A Tribute To The Family
Of all the silver and the gold, of all the gems our eyes behold, we look around and see the sky and all the clouds go rolling by. We hear the noise of aer-o-planes, and listen to the birds that sing. And then O’ God inside of me a voice speaks so soft and sweet! And then I raise my hands to Thee and Thank You for my family. The trees in all their beauty be…. In God’s creation speaks to me. The grass, the flowers and all the shrubs and indications of God’s love. The mountains, valleys, hills, and vales and even along some lonesome trail and then O’ God inside of me a voice speaks so soft and sweet, and then I raise my hands to Thee and Thank You for my family. We are all created by God above, and brought together by His love. We are one blood, we are all kin, and we are also each others friend. Wherever we travel across this land, we pray that God will hold our hands. From every sea to shining sea, where ever I go, wherever I be the soft sweet voice speaks inside of me, and then I raise my hands to Thee, O’ God, Thank You for my family. —Connie Baker
16. Family
Tell me what does family mean to you Is it all the little special things one another do Or is it the bond that one another has Maybe its the love from one generation to another one it pass Family is more than a six letter word It is a word that often need to be heard Family is more than realitives they are friends Friend that will stick with you to the very very end A family bond is stronger than ever Because it can overcome any stormy weather A family stand tall no matter how hard they fall Uniting as one when their backs against the wall That is simply what a family do Helping you become a better you So when you think about the word family Think beyound just the background history Like they say a empty house is not a home And a true faithful family never stands alone —Jeanette Matthews
17. Family Ties
Family ties are precious things woven through the years, of memories, togetherness, of laughter, love and tears. Family ties are treasured things forged in childhood days, by love of parents, deep and tru, by tradition, by family ways. Family ties are treasured things and although we may roam, the tender bond with those we love still pulls our hearts towards home. —Virginia Moore
18. The Family Tree
One tree outlives the mighty oak Because it’s made of special folk, Through generations changing form, Providing shelter from life’s storm. Our parents’ parents and before, Who may have lived on distant shores, They root our lives in memories; We’re nourished by their histories. A sturdy trunk that lends support And gives us care of every sort – The fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts, Who nurture us like tender plants The children, branching toward the sky, Have brand new dreams and deeds to try. And babies, buds that seem so small, Will flower so the tree grows tall. —Jim Wolf
19. Family
There’s a special kind of closeness that only families know, That begins with childhood trust and deepens as you grow. There’s a special kind of happiness in sharing little things, The laughter, smiles, and quiet talks that daily living brings. There’s a special kind of comfort in knowing your family’s there, To back you up, to cheer you up to understand and care. Of all the treasures life may bring, your family means the most, And whether near or far apart, That love will hold you close. —Glenda Campbell
20. Little Sister
The day they got bashed up by Barry’s gang then smashed his father’s biggest Queensland Blue and stonked the roof with marbles for an hour, their mother, bursting at the seams, came due. Discussing trip-wires, ambushes and bombs, they walked the seven streets to Aracan. Their grandmother kept dropping things. “Drat!” She’d tipped the peelings in the billycan. “Now Mam, you stay put in that chair,” their grandfather heaped pine-cones on the fire and made some bubble and squeak with cheese and sauce while they played Snakes and Ladders on the floor. Late that night they heard their father’s car and listened from the dark carved-wooden bed. The back door clicked. “A girl, both well,” “Thank God!” “Let’s put the kettle on,” their Papa said. —Jan Owen
21. Those Wintry Days
Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him. I’d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking. When the rooms were warm, he’d call, and slowly I would rise and dress, fearing the chronic angers of that house, Speaking indifferently to him, who had driven out the cold and polished my good shoes as well. What did I know, what did I know of love’s austere and lonely offices? —Robert Hayden, poets.org
22. Family Likeness
“You’re just like them!” they say. And me, I yell, “No way! He’s so moody, She’s so shrill, His chin juts out, Boy can she shout! His nose is big, And mine’s quite small There’s no resemblance at all.” But then on days of harmony I find that I agree. Our family is made of different parts, But we’re all the same In our hearts. —Alison Jean Thomas
23. Simple Truths About Family
Family, the people you share everything with… Including colds, looks, leftovers, and feuds. Family, the people you love the most… But pretend not to know when you’re out in public together. Family, the people you can really count on… To borrow clothes, money, and get on your last nerve. Family, the people you respect… Even though you’d rather die than let friends find out how crazy they are. Family, the people you just can’t live without… Even though sometimes you’re pretty sure you’d like to give it a try. —Kelly Roper
24. The Race To Get To Sleep
They’re on their marks, they’re set, Their off!! Matthew is kicking off his shoes! Penny’s struggling out of her jumper! He’s ripping off his trousers! She’s got one sock off! Now the other’s off! But Metthew’s still wining! No, he’s not! It’s Penny! Penny’s is in the lead! She’s down her knickers! She’s racing out of the room! She’s racing upstairs! Matthew is right behind her! There’s a fight on the landing! There’s a scramble at the bathroom’s door! It’s Penny! It’s Metthew! It’s… Splash! They’re both in the bath! But there’s a hitch! Matthew’s got soap in his eyes! Penny’s got soap on her nose! They’re stalling! But no, they’re both fine! They’re both out of the bath! They’re neck and neck! It’s Matthew! It’s Penny! It’s Metthew! Now’s is Penny again! She’s ahead! She’s first on with her pyjamas! Now Metthew is catching up! There’s nothing in it! They’re climbing into their beds! They’re both absolutely quiet! It’s the hardest race in the whole world!! —Brian Patten, poemanalysis.com
25. No Children!
No children in the house to play– It must be hard to live that way! I wonder what the people do When night comes on and the work is through, With no glad little folks to shout, No eager feet to race about, No youthful tongues to chatter on About the joy that’s been and gone? The house might be a castle fine, But what a lonely place to dine! No children in the house at all, No fingermarks upon the wall, No corner where the toys are piled– Sure indication of a child. No little lips to breathe the prayer That God shall keep you in His care, No glad caress and welcome sweet When night returns you to your street; No little lips a kiss to give– Oh, what a lonely way to live! No children in the house! I fear We could not stand it half a year. What would we talk about at night, Plan for and work with all our might, Hold common dreams about and find True union of heart and mind, If we two had no greater care Than what we both should eat and wear? We never knew love’s brightest flame Until the day the baby came. And now we could not get along Without their laughter and their song. Joy is not bottled on a shelf, It cannot feed upon itself, And even love, if it shall wear, Must find its happiness in care; Dull we’d become of mind and speech Had we no little ones to teach. No children in the house to play! Oh, we could never live that way! —Edgar A. Guest
26. In Both the Families
In both the families that both belong to me there is every shade of brown, and tan, and paler honey, creamy gold. I face faces that I see in both the families that both belong to me, and they can face my crooked grin. Here is every shade of every color skin. We fit in. —Arnold Adoff
27. Families Can Be
Families can be big or small The people can be short or tall They can be full of girls and boys They can be quiet or full of noise. Families play a part of life Even when there is some strife But families can be full of love They are truly from God above. Appreciate your family each day Don’t wait until they are old and gray Be sure to say I love you As families are with you through and through. —Catherine Pulsifer, stresslesscountry.com
28. To My Sister
It is the first mild day of March: Each minute sweeter than before The redbreast sings from the tall larch That stands beside our door. There is a blessing in the air, Which seems a sense of joy to yield To the bare trees, and mountains bare, And grass in the green field. My sister! (’tis a wish of mine) Now that our morning meal is done, Make haste, your morning task resign; Come forth and feel the sun. Edward will come with you;–and, pray, Put on with speed your woodland dress; And bring no book: for this one day We’ll give to idleness. No joyless forms shall regulate Our living calendar: We from to-day, my Friend, will date The opening of the year. Love, now a universal birth, From heart to heart is stealing, From earth to man, from man to earth: –It is the hour of feeling. One moment now may give us more Than years of toiling reason: Our minds shall drink at every pore The spirit of the season. Some silent laws our hearts will make, Which they shall long obey: We for the year to come may take Our temper from to-day. And from the blessed power that rolls About, below, above, We’ll frame the measure of our souls: They shall be tuned to love. Then come, my Sister! come, I pray, With speed put on your woodland dress; And bring no book: for this one day We’ll give to idleness. —William Wordsworth
29. A Family History
At dusk the girl who will become my mom must trudge through the snow, her legs cold under skirts, a bandanna tight on her braids. In the henhouse, a klook pecks her chapped hand as she pulls a warm egg from under its breast. This girl will always hate hens, and she already knows she won’t marry a farmer. In a dim barn, my father, a boy, forks hay under the holsteins’ steaming noses. They sway on their hooves and swat dangerous tails, but he is thinking of snow, how it blows across the gray pond scribbled with skate tracks, of the small blaze on its shore, and the boys in black coats who skate hand-in-hand round and round, building up speed until the leader cracks that whip of mittens and arms, and it jerks around fast, flinging off the last boy. He’d be that one—flung like a spark trailing only his scarf. —Julia Spicher Kasdorf, poets.org
