{"id":1864,"date":"2015-04-26T16:48:17","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T06:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/?p=1864"},"modified":"2015-09-10T16:45:30","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T06:45:30","slug":"mothers-day-poems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/mothers-day-poems\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Mother\u2019s Day Poems She Will Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Along with your Mother\u2019s Day gift this year, why not include a gift of words to make Mum feel extra special? Giving Mum a Mother\u2019s day poem is one of the best ways to express your love as it\u2019s emotive, impassioned and thoughtful.<\/p>\n<p>Poems can make you laugh or cry \u2013 sometimes even both. Long Mother&#8217;s Day poems can be handwritten on notepaper, printed or emailed. Short poems can be included in Mother&#8217;s Day cards.<\/p>\n<p>For something truly unique and thoroughly innovative, use the easy-to-use graphic design tool <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canva<\/a> to create an image that you can drop onto one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/canvas-photo-prints\">custom photo canvases<\/a> or use as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/canvas-photo-prints\">canvas collage you can create yourself<\/a>. Imagine your own custom word art included for Mum instead of a photo? Simply beautiful!<\/p>\n<p>Either way, your Mum will definitely feel the love.<\/p>\n<p>You might even like to recite the poem out loud to Mum. This is something to consider, regardless of age.<\/p>\n<p>Despicable Me II taught us that it\u2019s all in the delivery! Check out this cute-as-a-button short movie scene, <em>below<\/em>. Be sure not to read your poem aloud like that, no matter your age!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Despicable Me 2 - Happy Mother&#039;s Day (2013) - Steve Carell Movie HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4h_l3_NifzQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you have time, you might even like to write your own poem or, if that\u2019s not your cup of tea, simply draw inspiration from those who use their special talent for words and write poetry for occasions such as this.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 10 of the best Mother\u2019s Day poems. In the mix, we\u2019ve included Mother\u2019s day poems from daughter and son, a classic sonnet, some Christian poems and a YouTube Mother\u2019s Day poem.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Sonnets are full of love<\/h2>\n<p>Has many sonnets: so here now shall be<br \/>\nOne sonnet more, a love sonnet, from me<br \/>\nTo her whose heart is my heart&#8217;s quiet home,<br \/>\nTo my first Love, my Mother, on whose knee<br \/>\nI learnt love-lore that is not troublesome;<br \/>\nWhose service is my special dignity,<br \/>\nAnd she my loadstar while I go and come<br \/>\nAnd so because you love me, and because<br \/>\nI love you, Mother, I have woven a wreath<br \/>\nOf rhymes wherewith to crown your honored name:<br \/>\nIn you not fourscore years can dim the flame<br \/>\nOf love, whose blessed glow transcends the laws<br \/>\nOf time and change and mortal life and death.<br \/>\n&#8211; Christina Rossetti<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1871 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Tulips-Mothers-Day-Card-Low.jpg\" alt=\"Mothers Day Poems - Tulips - Mothers Day Card\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Tulips-Mothers-Day-Card-Low.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Tulips-Mothers-Day-Card-Low-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Tulips-Mothers-Day-Card-Low-150x99.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/433;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>2. I Love You, My Wonderful Mother<\/h2>\n<p>You let me know you love me<br \/>\nIn so many different ways.<br \/>\nYou make me feel important<br \/>\nWith encouragement and praise.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re always there when I need you<br \/>\nTo comfort and to care.<br \/>\nI know I\u2019m in your thoughts<br \/>\nYour love follows me everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for all you\u2019ve done<br \/>\nAnd given so generously.<br \/>\nI love you, my wonderful mother<br \/>\nYou\u2019re a heaven-sent blessing to me.<br \/>\n&#8211; Joanna Fuchs<\/p>\n<h2>3. My Treasure<\/h2>\n<p>If I could give you diamonds<br \/>\nFor each tear you cried for me.<br \/>\nIf I could fire you sapphires<br \/>\nFor each truth you\u2019ve helped me see.<\/p>\n<p>If I could give you rubies<br \/>\nFor the heartache that you\u2019ve known<br \/>\nIf I could give you pearls<br \/>\nFor the wisdom that you\u2019ve shown.<\/p>\n<p>Then you\u2019ll have a treasure, mother,<br \/>\nthat would mount up to the skies<br \/>\nThat would almost match<br \/>\nThe sparkle in your kind and loving eyes.<\/p>\n<p>But I have no pearls, no diamonds,<br \/>\nAs I\u2019m sure you\u2019re well aware<br \/>\nSo I\u2019ll give you gifts more precious<br \/>\nMy devotion, love and care.<br \/>\n&#8211; Author unknown<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1873 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Heart-Special-Mother-Low.jpg\" alt=\"Mothers Day Poems - Treasure Heart\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Heart-Special-Mother-Low.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Heart-Special-Mother-Low-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Heart-Special-Mother-Low-150x99.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/433;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>4. The Lesson<\/h2>\n<p>I can\u2019t repay the lessons<br \/>\nThat you taught when I was small<br \/>\nOr give you, gift for gift<br \/>\nThe daily treasures I recall;<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t return encouragement<br \/>\nOr loving words of praise<br \/>\nIn quite the way you did for me<br \/>\nThrough all my childhood days.<\/p>\n<p>But there is one gift that I can give:<br \/>\nIt\u2019s all the love you\u2019ve earned &#8211;<br \/>\nFor love is what you always taught,<br \/>\nAnd love is what I learned.<br \/>\n&#8211; Author unknown.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Happy Mother\u2019s Day<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Excerpt (see YouTube video for full poem)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who could have so many facets that make her oh-so great?<br \/>\nWho has you on her mind each day and today we celebrate?<br \/>\nWhose hands hold and guide you in a way unlike another?<br \/>\nAll these are part and parcel of the joys of being a mother!<br \/>\n&#8211; Ms Moem<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Mothers Day Poem\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NSUMvpxXgxw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>6. A Mother\u2019s love<\/h2>\n<p>A Mother\u2019s love is something<br \/>\nthat no one can explain,<br \/>\nIt is made of deep devotion<br \/>\nand of sacrifice and pain.<\/p>\n<p>It is endless and unselfish<br \/>\nand enduring come what may<br \/>\nFor nothing can destroy it<br \/>\nor take that love away.<\/p>\n<p>It is patient and forgiving<br \/>\nwhen all others are forsaking,<br \/>\nAnd it never fails or falters<br \/>\neven though the heart is breaking .<\/p>\n<p>It believes beyond believing<br \/>\nwhen the world around condemns,<br \/>\nAnd it glows with all the beauty<br \/>\nof the rarest, brightest gems .<\/p>\n<p>It is far beyond defining,<br \/>\nit defies all explanation,<br \/>\nAnd it still remains a secret<br \/>\nlike the mysteries of creation .<\/p>\n<p>A many splendored miracle<br \/>\nman cannot understand<br \/>\nAnd another wondrous evidence<br \/>\nof God\u2019s tender guiding hand.<br \/>\n&#8211; Helen Steiner Rice<\/p>\n<h2>7. I Remember<\/h2>\n<p>In my heart are many memories<br \/>\nOf the loving things you\u2019ve done<br \/>\nAnd today I want to tell you<br \/>\nthat I\u2019m thankful for each one<\/p>\n<p>There is a special memory<br \/>\nI\u2019d like to mention too.<br \/>\nEver since I can remember<br \/>\nI remember loving you.<br \/>\n&#8211; Author unknown<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1872 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Blog-Meme-Poem-low.png\" alt=\"Mothers Day Poems - Happy Mother's Day Poem\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Blog-Meme-Poem-low.png 650w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Blog-Meme-Poem-low-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Blog-Meme-Poem-low-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/365;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>8. A Mother&#8217;s Love<\/h2>\n<p>There are times when only a Mother&#8217;s love<br \/>\nCan understand our tears,<br \/>\nCan soothe our disappoints<br \/>\nAnd calm all of our fears.<\/p>\n<p>There are times when only a Mother&#8217;s love<br \/>\nCan share the joy we feel<br \/>\nWhen something we&#8217;ve dreamed about<br \/>\nQuite suddenly is real.<\/p>\n<p>There are times when only a Mother&#8217;s faith<br \/>\nCan help us on life&#8217;s way<br \/>\nAnd inspire in us the confidence<br \/>\nWe need from day to day.<\/p>\n<p>For a Mother&#8217;s heart and a Mother&#8217;s faith<br \/>\nAnd a Mother&#8217;s steadfast love<br \/>\nWere fashioned by the Angels<br \/>\nAnd sent from God above.<br \/>\n&#8211; Author unknown<\/p>\n<h2>9. Everything Mum<\/h2>\n<p>How did you find the energy, Mum<br \/>\nTo do all the things you did,<br \/>\nTo be teacher, nurse and counsellor<br \/>\nTo me, when I was a kid.<\/p>\n<p>How did you do it all, Mum,<br \/>\nBe a chauffeur, cook and friend,<br \/>\nYet find time to be a playmate,<br \/>\nI just can\u2019t comprehend.<\/p>\n<p>I see now it was love, Mum<br \/>\nThat made you come whenever I\u2019d call,<br \/>\nYour inexhaustible love, Mum<br \/>\nAnd I thank you for it all.<br \/>\n&#8211; Joanna Fuchs<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1874 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Flower-Decoration-Grass-Low.jpg\" alt=\"Mothers Day Poems - Flowers On Grass\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Flower-Decoration-Grass-Low.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Flower-Decoration-Grass-Low-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mothers-Day-Poems-Flower-Decoration-Grass-Low-150x99.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/433;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>10. I Thank The Lord<\/h2>\n<p>Every day I thank the lord<br \/>\nOh yes I really do,<br \/>\nFor giving me a mother,<br \/>\nAs sweet and kind as you!<br \/>\n&#8211; Author unknown<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re after something more succinct, it&#8217;s easy to change these poems into\u00a0Mother&#8217;s Day quotes\u00a0&#8211; just pick your favourite verse!<\/p>\n<p>This Mother&#8217;s Day, take some time\u00a0to put together some beautiful words for your very special Mum. You will find that it makes the gift you give &#8211; whether it&#8217;s a photo collage\u00a0print, a bunch of flowers or a lunch date \u2013 even more special. If you like our idea of creating a piece of custom word art on canvas especially for Mum, be sure to experiment with Canva and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/create-canvas-prints-online\">get creative with our CanvasApp<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Along with your Mother\u2019s Day gift this year, why not include a gift of words to make Mum feel extra special? Giving Mum a Mother\u2019s day poem is one of the best ways to express your love as it\u2019s emotive, impassioned and thoughtful. Poems can make you laugh or cry \u2013 sometimes even both. Long &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/mothers-day-poems\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mothers-day"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1864"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1957,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1864\/revisions\/1957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecanvasfactory.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}