Family Poems
Our collection of Family Poems has been handed down from generation to generation. Beginning with my grandmother it is a tradition to collect and share them with each other. We use Family Poems to mark major milestones in our lives. Baby showers, funerals, weddings, engagements, Easter, Christmas, etc. Poems have a way of helping you to connect with one another and express love and affection, when you often don't have the words yourself.-Grandma Mary
Bicentennial Ode by Horatio Alger Jr.
From the door of the homestead the mother looks forth,
With a glance half of hope, half of fear,
For the clock in the corner now points to the hour
When the children she loves should appear.
For have they not promised, whatever betide,
On this their dear mother's birthday,
To gather once more round the family board,
Their dutiful service to pay?
Freckle Faced Boy by George Donaghy
I'm just in my glory when the cat I can tease,
Or I'm hunting for bird nests up in the trees,
And I wear out my pants in the seat and the knees;
I'm the pride of my daddy, my mommy's own joy--
A frolicsome, rollicksome, freckle-faced boy!
My Sister Nell And I by Joseph Chant
We strolled down by the river side,
My sister Nell and I,
To watch the waters onward glide,
And vessels passing by.
Richard And His Brother by Anonymous
Richard, come and play with me,
Underneath the willow tree;
Sitting in its peaceful shade,
We'll sing the song papa has made,
Sleepy Mary by Anonymous
Mary, raise that sleepy head,
For the lark doth carol high,
And the sun has left his bed--
Mary, open that sleepy eye.
The Confession by Horatio Alger Jr.
I am glad that you have come,
Arthur, from the dusty town;
You must throw aside your cares,
And relax your legal frown.
Coke and Littleton, avaunt!
You have ruled him through the day;
In this quiet, sylvan haunt,
Be content to yield your sway.
The Prince Imperial by Fannie Sherrick
Under the cross in the Southern skies,
Where the beautiful night like a shadow lies,
A fair young life went out in the light
To wake no more in the star-crowned night.
The Grandfather's Departure by Matilda Betham
The Old Man press'd Palemon's hand;
To Lucy nodded with a smile;
Kiss'd all the little ones around;
Then clos'd the gate, and paus'd awhile.
To A Little Boy by George Donaghy
Dear little one with eyes so blue,
And silken ringlets of flaxen hair!
Oh, may life have in store for you
Something better than anguish and care
Nurses Song by William Blake
When the voices of children are heard on the green,
And laughing is heard on the hill,
My heart is at rest within my breast,
And everything else is still.
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