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“I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.”

Oprah

Beautiful Poems About Mothers to Capture Their Unconditional Love

Hey, welcome to our poetry blog section, which is completely apart from our Life with a Why page. Here, we only discuss poetry and prose for the people who have a keen eye of appreciating the little beauties in life.

Today’s theme is to celebrate the unconditional, undying love and purity of motherhood through these poems about mothers.

Poems about Mothers

I didn't see you when I came to open my eyes
But I loved you before I loved me 
And you'd feed me, teach me, hold me high
'Cuz your knees didn't ache, you were only thirty-three. 
I always saw you as a string sailor 
Fearless in face of the monsters at night
People insisted that I had to toughen up
But you'd always put up a brave fight.
And then I grew a little older, a lot taller
You'd call me out, and I'd use worse words to attack
I'm sorry, mum, I made a mistake.
Now I wish I could take them back.
Because I can't see you hurting.
You can yell at me till the day I die.
But you've always been a strong woman to me.
I can take anything, I just can't see you cry.

Quotes and Poems About Kids Growing Up

Kids grow up, very fast, too fast, it seems. One moment they’re young and cheery, running around the house in all their aura, so full of life, and then all of a sudden it feels like a dream as it passes: they grow up, go to school for the last time, leave for college.

Its magic, really. It’s also very bittersweet, as Ashlee Edens said, “Those little feet won’t be little forever.”

Remember when he was five
and got into a fight? 
And you kissed him and told him that
You'd never let him out of your sight.

Remember when he turned ten
and was excited now to be "the big guy"?
He pretended to be grown up for a whole day
and you'd just wonder where the years went by.

Remember when he turned fifteen, God?
It was hard to get all that went through his head
You got that he was a teenager now,
But you'd still yell at him to make his bed.

Remember when you smiled like crazy
when he introduced a girl to you
And you'd tease him to no end,
give him all the advice you knew.

First day of college. Graduation.
He looked so handsome up there
Job. Day of the wedding.
He took the vow and you mumbled a prayer.

Well, now he's turning thirty-five,
and he's missing you like hell. 
Just come back for a while, Ma
I swear I won't yell.

“No one tells you that the hardest part of motherhood is when your kids grow up.”

Anonymous

Read some beautiful quotes on mothers’ love through this link. I found this amazing collection of poems about mothers by Poetry Foundation. Enjoy! Looking to read more of our poems on many more different themes? Check out our poetry blog.