Grief On Mother's Day

Published: May 2021

Missing Mom On Mother's Day Poems

Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate and honor the dedication and contribution of a mother. She is an integral part of her family, but Mother’s Day can be a difficult holiday for many people who’ve lost their moms. It’s a reminder of the void that has been left after her passing. It can be a holiday that’s filled with a lot of grief because you wish you had more time to spend with her.

15 Missing Mom On Mother's Day Poems

  1. Roses For Mama

    This is my first Mother's day without my mom. I always gave her flowers, and roses were her favorite. I wanted to do something for mama, so I wrote this poem for her. If this is your first Mother's day without your mother I hope this poem will bring you comfort.

    Written by: Lynn Casstevens May 1, 2008
    On the shores of Jubilee

    in Mother's Day Poems

    Lord, are there roses in your garden
    On the shores of jubilee
    Would you pick a dozen of your best
    And deliver them for me?

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    Thank you for your lovely and thoughtful poem. My mother also loved roses, especially yellow roses. She passed away in April of 2010...just three months after my younger sister and only...

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  2. Mothers Day At Mum’s

    • By Samuel Aragone
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 12, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    This poem looks back on childhood memories though the eyes of a mother and son as they reminisce about the passing of her husband and explores the perhaps great love of partners of the post war generation. Were they better people then or did they need each other more to survive. The reader is invited to answer this question for themselves but as we were not part of this generation we cannot answer definitively --- we can only guess. Happy mothers day to all the mothers who read this.

    in Mother's Day Poems

    I smelt the smile of childhood
    I had woken up and smiled
    It was my mother's cooking
    And I was just a child

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    Yes, I was touched by this poem. I too live alone and miss my husband more than I can say. We too met when I was just 16 years old. We were married for well over 50 years. Thank you for...

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  4. If Heaven Had A Window

    Losing someone you love is so very difficult. Every day I look for signs that my mother is still with me. She was and always will be my greatest love. God bless all of you who have lost a loved one.

    in Mother Death Poems

    If heaven had a window and God granted me a view
    of all the beauty it beholds, I'd only look for you.
    I'd listen for your laughter that was always music to me.
    Your beautiful hair and hazel eyes are what I'd wish most to see.

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    On August 2, 2019, my younger brother was in a motorcycle accident that ruptured his aorta. He had surgery and came out okay. I left the hospital, which was against my better judgement. He...

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  5. Happy Heavenly Mother's Day

    I lost my mother a few years ago, and I miss her more and more each day, so I wrote a poem for her wishing her a happy Mother's Day in heaven.

    in Mother's Day Poems

    Mom,
    Every day must be a celebration in your
    Newfound heavenly home,
    But our Mother's Day is forever empty

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  7. I Miss

    • By Ailsa L. Darragh
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.

    I wrote this poem on the anniversary of losing my mum. I was only 15 when I lost my mum to cancer, then tragically lost my dad 15 months later from a heart attack. I'm 43 years old now, and despite the number of years that have passed, I still miss them every day and the life that I would have had with them.

    in Family Death Poems

    I miss your face; I miss your smile.
    I wish I could see you once in a while.
    I miss your laugh; I miss your love.
    I hope you are watching with pride from above.

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  8. A Mother's Day

    • By Debra L. Rowe
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 16, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    It's been 23 years since my daughter died in a car accident. I still cry, I still get depressed at times and I still miss her tremendously! Her birthday and holidays are the hardest and I wrote this poem because Mother's Day is one of the toughest. I am truly blessed though, that God chose me to be her mom!

    in Daughter Death Poems

    A mother's love has no bounds
    Even before her child is born.
    Everything changes...the way she lives and the way she loves,
    Sadly sometimes the way she mourns.

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  9. I Miss You

    • By John P. Read
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2021 with permission of the Author.

    The world never seems the same after the loss of a loved one. There'll always be a void in your life that nothing can fill.

    in Missing You Poems

    I still miss you
    As the weeks and years go by.

    I still miss you

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    Brother John, though it must hurt so much that you and the love of your life had to part, keep this thought in your heart, the day will come when you and your wife will meet in heaven and...

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  10. I'm So Alone After Mom Died

    • By Theola
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2007 with permission of the Author.

    To my Mommy whom I LOVE and MISS incredibly!! She passed away after 5 weeks of being diagnosed with lung cancer. I love you, Mommy!

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    I'm so alone, it's so dark...
    When is the sun going to shine again?

    The sky is dark, my world is grey....

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    I lost my Mama on August 19, 1994. I can relate to this poem so much. I miss my mother still so much even after all these years. I was an only child, so I was probably even closer to my Mama...

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  11. Just This One Mother's Day

    • By Rebecca
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2010 with permission of the Author.

    I'm fifteen years old now, but I was six when my mom died. Every Mother's Day is hard, but this year seems like it will be the hardest. I wrote this one explaining what I would do if I could have my mom just for this Mother's Day.

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    If I could pick one day to have her here,
    I'd choose it to be this Mother's Day.
    This occasion out of all the others,
    It's going to be harder than words could say.

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    This is the first mothers day without her. I am 16. My siblings are 5, 4, and 1.... They don't know how hard it was watching her die but at least I got to know her. I'll be going to her grave...

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  12. My Mother

    • By Renea E. Wilhelm
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2006 with permission of the Author.

    She's no longer with you and suddenly you're filed with regret with all the time you never spent together and the things you never said.

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    I fall down on my knees and begin to cry.
    For I never wanted you to leave my side.
    I wanted you to be by my side forever and ever.
    And I wanted to leave your side never.

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    Beautiful poem. I lost my mom 13 years ago, a month before my wedding day. I wish I could turn back the hands of time. Just to say to her.. '' I LOVE U''

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  13. Mother's Day

    • By Karen J. Woodward
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2017 with permission of the Author.

    I wrote this poem about grief having lost my mother and how it hurts when Mother's Day comes. My mom died on September 5, 2014.

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    As Mother's Day approaches,
    it fills me with such dread.
    Whilst others have their mothers,
    mine's gone, not here; she's dead.

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    Your poem is great. I lost my mother too, too early. Since then I have fought various aspects of loneliness. I miss her. Occasions come and go, some which reminds me of her bewitching smile,...

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  14. Lonely For Mom

    • By Stephanie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2008 with permission of the Author.

    I wrote this for my mom who died when I was 17

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    There was once a person who made me feel safe,
    held my hand when I began to fall from grace.

    This person was my mother; she's the one I miss.

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    I haven't stopped sobbing since my beautiful, sweet, daughter (barely 50) passed away almost 2 weeks ago. I was calling her (she lived in Sacramento; I live in Idaho.) And she kept saying,...

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  15. The Locket

    For all who have lost a mother, my heart goes out to you. My mom passed away from cancer Sept 2, 2012. I wonder if my heart will ever stop breaking. Her pictures are in my locket and I wear it every day. She was a wonderful mother and I miss her more than words can say. I know she is with the Lord now and not suffering anymore and someday when God calls me home I will see her again. God bless.
    In memory of Shirley A Fowler

    in Mother Death Poems

    I have a special locket that rests above my heart,
    it holds your beautiful pictures while we must be apart.
    It's my hope that you're still with me no matter come what may,
    so I know that I can talk to you every single day.

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    I loved this poem it made me think of my husband as I had a locket after his passing with his picture and some of his ashes so he will always be with me when I wear it.

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  16. When We See You Again

    My mom passed away 3 years ago. Still living with having to be without her each day.. Ralph

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    As I sit here and wonder how things would have turned out,
    Not to have been part of your life was there ever a doubt.
    I would see you again, just didn't know when.
    A long time has passed, wondering how you have been.

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    Thanks for the touching poem--It has been six years now that I have lost my mum- I think about her every day and I still wish that I could see her for one last time- She was more than a mum...

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  17. Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

    • By Cheri
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2010 with permission of the Author.

    To my mother, My hero!

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    Even though you're not here,
    I wish you a Happy Mother's Day each year.
    My heart still aches, the tears still fall.
    Just to know your pain is gone,

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