Let her know she’s above the rest.

Find a poem that says it best.

How do you distill the intense, loving connection you have with your mom into a few sentences?

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While many Mother’s Day poems are usually sentimental, they don’t have to be just that.

Mother’s Day poems can be sweet, silly, or even funny.

Next step: Plan some greatMother’s Day activities.

Mom Poems From Daughter

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Dear Mom… Rupi Kaur

A Mother…

When you’re a child she walks before you

To set an example.

When you’re a teenager she walks behind you

To be there should you need her.

I Will Have to Wait Until I’m a Mother

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When you’re an adult she walks beside you

So that as two friends you might enjoy life together.

My Mother Kept A Garden

My Mother kept a garden,

A garden of the heart.

She planted all the good things

That gave my life its start.

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She turned me to the sunshine

And encouraged me to dream.

Fostering and nurturing

The seeds of self-esteem.

And when the winds and rain came,

She protected me enough.

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But not too much because she knew

I’d need to stand up strong and tough.

Her constant good example

Always taught me right from wrong.

Markers for my pathway

That will last a lifetime long.

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I am my Mother’s garden.

I am her legacy.

And I hope today she feels the love

Reflected back from me.

Mom Poems From Son

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It is the purest love, unconditional and true.

It is understanding of any situation and forgiving of any mistake.

But only one mother the whole world over.

Mothers Day Poems From Child

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You have no fancy title

Like Baroness or Dame.

Mom you really are a star,

My mother, mentor and friend.

A Nobel Prize for motherhood,

Is what I’d recommend!

A Mother’s Love Poem

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You may not be famous,

As your face is known to few.

But Mom I think you are wonderful

And I’m so proud of you!

Life doesn’t come with a manual.

Short Mom Poems for Mother’s Day: Being a Mother

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It comes with a mother.

yo and Thanks

You taught me how to wash my face

And how to use the potty.

You made me eat up all my greens

And wiped my nose when snotty.

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You taught me to say like and Thanks,

Because politeness is the way.

So ‘yo’ can I borrow some money?

Happy Mother’s Day!

Short Poem on Mother: A Mother’s Love

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The Thought That Counts

Roses are red, violets are blue,

Happy Mother’s Day Mom!

Sorry you didn’t give birth to a poet who could rhyme!

For all the trips

back and forth to school,

For cleaning all the spit up

and the drool.

Short Poem on Mother: Wonderful Mother

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Why is there only

one Mother’s Day?

You should have at least gotten

the ENTIRE month of May!

Sometimes you annoy me and I yell and shout,

And every now and then you make me pout.

Mom you really are a star

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Abraham Lincoln

If There Are Any Heavens…

If there are any heavens my mother will (all by herself) have

One.

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Poem by Robert Browning

Mothers: All love begins and ends there.

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Jewish Proverb

A mother understands what a child does not say.

Your Clothes

Of course they are empty shells, without hope of animation.

Of course they are artifacts.

Funny Poems for Mother’s Day

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Write the poem in a card.

If you have lovely penmanship, go ahead and write it out to add a more personal touch.

Funny Poems for Mother’s Day: Please and Thanks

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Recite the poem to your mother.

You could even record a video of you performing it and send it to her to commemorate the moment.

Create a custom sign with the sentiment.

Funny Poems for Mother’s Day: The Thought That Counts

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Sites like Etsy and Minted are a good place to start when it comes to creating customized wall art.

Draw inspiration from these poems.

One of these poems may be the perfect inspiration for your own Mother’s Day words.

Month of May

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(Remember that poems don’t have to rhyme or be long to be inspiring!)

Funny Poems for Mother’s Day: Love is Forever

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Funny Poems for Mother’s Day : You Know Me

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Simple Poems for Mother’s Day: Abraham Lincoln Poem

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If there are any heavens

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Simple Poems for Mother’s Day: Poem by Robert Browning

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When God Thought of Mother

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Simple Poems for Mother’s Day: Poem by Unknown

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Simple Poems for Mother’s Day: Jewish proverb

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Poem on Mother: Poem Kroll

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Mama never forgets her birds

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Poem on Mother: Rock Me to Sleep Poem

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To My Mother by Edgar Allan Poe

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