Grief On Mother's Day

Published: May 2021

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.

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Mother's Day in the United States is on the second Sunday of May.

Roses For Mama
- By Lynn Casstevens
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008 with permission of the Author.
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

First Mother's Day Without Mom

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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?

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?
For you see, today is mothers' day
And I can't visit my mom
For it wasn't very long ago
The angels came and took her home.
So if there are roses in your garden
On the shores of Jubilee
Would you pick a dozen of your best
And deliver them for me?
Would you take them to my mother
And tell her that I love her.
Tell her that I miss her
In oh! So many ways
But I have joy in knowing
We'll meet again someday
And we'll pick roses together
On the shores of Jubilee..
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If Heaven Had A Window
- By Kathy J. Parenteau
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2013 with permission of the Author.
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.

Poem About Mourning Mom In Heaven

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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.

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.
If I could only view once more the smile that warmed my heart,
I'd treasure that moment as long as I live and we must be apart.
Here on earth I search for you and pray to God for signs,
and every day that passes you're still with me in my mind.
I know you're happy in heaven; you've earned your mansion indeed.
I imagine your kitchen table and you waiting there for me.
I love you and I miss you more than words can say,
and what I wouldn't give just to talk to you today.
I hope that you can hear me and listen to my thoughts,
and wherever this life takes me you know I've not forgotten
that once upon a time I was blessed and loved, it's true,
and if heaven had a window I'd only look for you.
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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.

Missing My Parents

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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.

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.
I miss so much not having you here,
Guiding me in life and having you near.
I miss you, Mum; I miss you, Dad,
Forever in my heart with the memories we had.
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Happy Heavenly Mother's Day
- By Jac Judy A. Campbell
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2021 with permission of the Author.
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.

Happy Mother's Day In Heaven Poem

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

Mom,
Every day must be a celebration in your
Newfound heavenly home,
But our Mother's Day is forever empty
For your children here below.
There will be no bouquet of roses,
No gifts, no cards, no hugs,
No connection to call to hear your voice
To tell you how much your loved.
Each day I see you in my mirrors,
You're in my flowerbeds outside.
I know you live within my children
As I can see you in their eyes.
Every day I feel you're near me,
But it's just not the same.
I miss your arms to hold me.
I miss you calling out my name,
So I just want to tell you
Because you're far away
I miss you more today
Than I did yesterday.
I know you're content and peaceful
As God shines his light on you
And he showers you with joy and blessings
All the whole day through.
So happy heavenly Mother's Day, Mom.
With abundance of love from me to you,
Your daughter
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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!

Mother's Day Without My Daughter

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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.

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.

Our children are not suppose to die before us, but
I guess for me it wasn't in God's plan.
I remember that day feeling so devastated..so lost
As I held my own mother's hand.

I've heard people say "time heals all pain"
I'm here to tell you it isn't true!!
Sometimes just getting through the day
Is all that I can do.

So forgive me please if I don't seem to appreciate the
Happy Mother's Day wishes,
I'm not ungrateful, I'm just sad.
I'm missing my child and now my mom...
Longing for all the that we had.

Tomorrow morning when I awake I will still pray.
I'll thank God for all the blessings He has given me.
I'll be strong and put on a smile
I'll remember how I loved them and how it use to be.

I'm so blessed with other children
With many grandchildren too!
They are the light of my life
For them..there is nothing I wouldn't do.

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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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.

Losing A Loved One

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

I still miss you

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

I still miss you
Like the clouds would miss the sky.

I still miss you
Like a bird without its wings.

I still miss you
Like a flower without the joys of spring.

I still miss you
As I greet another day.

I still miss the love we shared
And the memories we both made.
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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....

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

The sky is dark, my world is grey....
When are the flowers going to bloom and make this hurt go away?

My mommy is gone, I feel her presence...
The thought of not seeing her again takes my breath away.

The hurt, the pain, I cannot describe...
It's like my blood quit flowing inside.

I wake up each morning to begin a new day
In hopes that this hollow feeling will go away.

My thoughts of my Mommy bring happiness and peace...
Then the truth overcomes, and I feel so incomplete.

I know she loves me, and she is free of pain,
But I would love to see her again.

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

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.

On that one day we'll do it all,
And I wouldn't waste a single minute.
I'd keep going all day, hour after hour,
And If I got tired I would never quit.

Just knowing it was my last chance
To show her all of my love.
Because it must be hard for her to see,
Watching from up above.

I'd make her a very special card,
As I make them for people all the time.
But hers wouldn't be like the rest,
Above all others hers would shine.

It would say Dear Mom, I love you,
I'm proud to be your daughter.
Then I'd hug her tightly
And hold her while I've got her.

She'd French braid my hair in the end,
Just like she always used to.
I'd smile at her when it was done,
And say, "Oh mom, I love you!"

I'd tell her how scared I am,
Because my surgery is the next day.
But she'd tell me she'd be with me,
Holding my hand all the way.

I'd cry when it was dark out,
Knowing the day would soon end.
Although she won't be here forever,
In my dreams I can always pretend.
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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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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.

All Things I 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.

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.
For you were my mom and I'll love you forevermore.
Every trouble I went through, you're the one who opened the door.
I lie on the ground crying more than ever before.
I had so little memories and I wanted much more.
I was too caught up in my friends.
I never had time to spend.
I want you back; it's not fair.
A mom like you was very rare.
I love you, I love you, please come back.
My whole life just fell off track.
Now that you're gone, I have nowhere to go.
I need you here; there's so much more I need to know.
I miss you, I wish it never turned out this way.
Now that you're gone, there's so much to say.
I'm sorry for the fun times I could have spent with you.
This isn't happening; it can't be true!
I love you, I love you, PLEASE come back home.
Now that you're gone, I'm all alone.
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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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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.

Mother's Day And The Loss Of Your Mom

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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.

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

I see the cards and flowers around.
To see it, it breaks my heart.
I see people buying presents,
I see them buy their cards.

My heart, it aches, the tears well up.
I feel I want to cry.
Why did I lose my mother?
Why did she have to die?

Although mum's now in heaven,
safe with angels and pain free,
when mum died and left this world,
her pain passed on to me.

We had a special love,
my best friend, my teacher, too.
Oh, I wish I could be in heaven.
I so long to be with you.

So now I walk this earth
an orphan child am I.
No partner, kids, no family.
Is this it till I die?

So I'll be with you this Mother's Day.
At your grave is where I'll be.
Some flowers I will place upon you
and think back to times you were with me.

Memories and photographs are all
that now remain,
till my time comes when my life is done
and we finally meet again.

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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.

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.
She brought me love and endless happiness.

On November 11th 2001, you died, leaving me all alone,
Oh, how I cried.

Why did you have to go? Please tell me why.
Now I have to drink and do drugs just to get by.

I wish you were here, Mom. I miss you so much.
No one even knows what I would give for just one touch.

Why does everyone else get to have their moms near?
Do they know I'd give anything to have my mother here?

I'm sad and lost. Mom, will you help me find my way?
Will you get rid of the tears I cry each day?

I know the answer, and the answer is no,
'cause for me to move on, I have to let you go.

Mom, I love you and thank you for all you did for me,
and I hope someday I make you proud for whatever comes to be.

For all those who have a mother, please hold her tight,
and never say you hate her, even when you fight.

For you never know when she might have to go,
and the pain that it brings ... I hope you never have to know!!
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The Locket
- By Kathy J. Parenteau
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2012 with permission of the Author.
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

Poem Mourning Mother In Heaven

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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.

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.
When I walk into a storm you're watching over there,
guiding me to sunny skies with tender loving care.
I'll never have to be alone you're always next to me,
you show me love in different ways the eyes could never see.
Your spirit fills my soul with love beyond any explanation,
with pride I'll wear it every day in total admiration.
Of the woman who changed my life and patiently awaits,
arms wide open to welcome me when I reach heaven's gates.
It's never really good bye if in your heart you do believe,
a mother's love is endless, and never ever leaves.

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When We See You Again
- By Ralph P Quinonez
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2012 with permission of the Author.
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.

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.
Just to see your face one last time is something I never would have thought,
You have been on my mind all this time, something that I had always and never forgot.
The lessons that I learned from you, made each day more pleasant,
Your teachings of everyday life were such a warm and needed present.
I leave you now knowing you are safe in his arms,
No more pain or suffering, away from all harm.
Rest with the angels, until we all will see you once more.
We love and have missed you, things we will always adore.
Watch over us now, for one day it will come.
When we are laughing and talking and having oh so much fun.
We miss you mom, but we are glad that you made it home.
We wouldn't have wanted it any other way even if it meant for us to be alone.
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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,

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,
I find the strength to wipe away my face.
Only to teach my children what you have taught me.
Thank you, Mom, for making me the BEST MOM I am today
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14 Missing Mom On Mother's Day Poems

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

To my mother, My hero!