Brother Poems

Brother Poems

Brotherly Love: Poems Expressing the Unbreakable Bonds of Brothers

What is a brother's place in a family? To a younger brother or sister, he may be a guide to help traverse the complicated path of growing up. To an older brother, a little brother may be seen as a tag along and pain in the neck. As much as siblings squabble when they are young, this is not a sign that they do not love each other. Most siblings would lay down their life for each other. As children grow up they usually find it easier to get along and relate to each other in rewarding ways.

34 Poems To Brothers from Sisters and Brothers

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  1. 1. Tears

    A sister is touched seeing her grown up brother cry like a child.

    • By Margaret A. Collins
    • Published: September 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I saw my brother cry today.
    He seemed five years old
    It did not seem to me that he was six feet tall.
    He lost a thing he treasured,

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    I love this. I am going to the army, and I hear my brother cry at night. Sometimes he begs me not to go, but I want to help people, and this is how I want to do it. I just feel bad. I do not...

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  3. 2. My Brother

    A plea from sister to brother. "Don't leave; I have never told you the love that is in my heart!"

    • By Amanda L. Thurnherr
    • Published: September 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    You've been there for me
    Through it all.
    You're always there to catch me
    When I start to take a fall.

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    I know how you feel, I do share the same thing but they're are still my brothers regardless of what they do. I'll still love them no matter what.

    I will wish you and your brother good luck...

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  5. 3. Yaz And Orr

    One of my most heartfelt and favorite poems despite the sadness involved in it. Yaz and Orr were our childhood sport heroes. Yaz was a Boston Red Sox player whose real name is Carl Yastremski and Orr is Bobby Orr who was the greatest hockey player ever. Both are still Boston icons and in the Hall of Fame of their respective sports.

    • By Ronald Doe
    • Published: January 2009 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    My brother was always my best friend,
    We would play sports and we'd just pretend.
    I'd hit a homer, a goal he'd score,
    You see I was Yaz and he was Orr.

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  6. 4. Brother Trouble

    I was the middle of three sons in our family. I remember how different my relationship was with my older brother as compared to my younger one. Even though we are all now in our eighties, traces of that difference remain.

    • By Richard Thomas
    • Published: October 2018 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Of all the burdens I must bear,
    My brother's number one.
    Our parents really messed up there.
    They've raised an awful son.

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    A beautiful poem with childhood memories, both positive and negative. The experience of many younger brothers, I guess.

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  7. 5. My Big Brother Off To The Army

    Brother to Brother, He tells it like it is as his big brother goes off to basic training.

    • By Terri L. Brewer
    • Published: February 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    You've always been here for me,
    But now you are about to leave.
    I know we fuss and fight,
    But I love you with all my might.

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    Hi, my brother is about to be 18 and he really wants to go to the Navy instead of college. He is also always there for me when my parents work and takes good care of us. There are times when...

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  8. 6. Come Back Home

    To a brother who has left home--come back, I need you in my life.

    • By Ayesha Patel
    • Published: September 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    As you left, you said you'd be back
    And promised that we would be together again.
    Visions of the future,
    Of all the fun times you had promised, filled my head

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    I really like this poem. My brother is leaving in a couple of days and I'm going miss him.

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  9. 7. Brothers

    This poem was written on Christmas eve, 2004, the first Christmas since the death of my younger 21 year old brother. He was killed in a car accident. This poem was my Christmas gift to my 25 year old brother. I was 29 at the time. I truly believe there is no bond like a brother has for his other brothers.

    • By Steve Mason
    • Published: August 2012 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    From the depths of my heart, come the words of a brother,
    where our souls and our minds, are like that of no other.
    The spirit of competition, will always be there,
    in the look of our eyes, and the glance of our stare.

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  10. 8. Brothers Are Forever

    This poem talks of the bond of brother.

    • By Alex Romero
    • Published: July 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Brothers share a special bond,
    Like blood, brotherhood
    It's thicker than water.
    Friends may come and go,

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    So very sorry that your brother is going through this. I can't imagine what he's going through. I watched my dad pass away from liver cancer, and it was horrible. I hate cancer, especially to...

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  11. 9. Twin Brothers

    I wrote this poem to give voice to my twin grandsons regarding the competition for their parents' attention. Each child is special and sometimes the one who disagrees is considered stubborn and "trying to be different." That's the whole point - they are different. My son and daughter-in-law are excellent parents and strive to provide a healthy and loving home life. The boys are awesome, and I thank God every day for blessing our family with twins!

    • By Michelle Salazar
    • Published: October 2012 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Being a twin is not always easy
    Why is everyone so blind?
    I may look like my brother,
    But I am one of a kind.

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    Nicole Beach,
    I am very sorry for your loss. I lost my twin brother in 2001. He was 35 years old. I must say for at least 5 years I was in constant pain. I ended up suffering from...

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  12. 10. I Love You Dear Brother

    To my loving brother who is always there for me

    • By Caitlin Arriola
    • Published: May 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    To my dear old brother, whom I love;
    See here's the thing...
    I love you in the daytime, I love in the nighttime;
    I love you when it's cloudy, I love you when it's sunny;

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    My brother, you were, are, and will always be my best friend. You are the most loveable brother in the whole world. My dear brother, you are the best big brother to me. You are my strength...

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  13. 11. Brother Of Mine

    My brother and I have been through a lot and he sometimes doesn't realize how important he is to our family.

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

    Brother of mine
    I know sometimes I may whine
    But deep down I really find you somewhat divine

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    I really enjoyed this poem. Although my older brother makes me go crazy, I will always love him with all my heart. I will definitely use this poem and say it in front of my class because I...

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  14. 12. Me And You

    Almost a year ago my brother got taken from me by Child Protective Services, and I miss him so much. This poem is written for him to show him how I feel about our relationship.

    • By Elizabeth
    • Published: March 2017 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    We fight, yell, and we scream,
    but yet we tackle everything as a team.
    I love you, you are my brother;
    we share so much more than just a mother.

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  15. 13. The Star & The Sky

    This is a poem I have written for my brother about our close relationship as children growing up. We were close in age and we went through so many life experiences as young children together. We went through ups and downs, happy and sad times, good and bad times, and still to this very day, we continue to share in each other's life. I thank God he gave us one another!

    • By Patricia L. Cisco
    • Published: September 2017 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I guess we made it through struggle and strife.
    I remember when we first started our life.

    We climbed every step one in back of the other,

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  16. 14. Dear Brother

    It had been 12 years that my brother and I didn't speak. Not because we were mad at each other but because we each went our own way. It took me a lot of searching through the internet to find him. While we were young, we lead different lives and we had a lot of arguments. Now it's all changed.

    • By Shirley Rodriguez
    • Published: December 2007 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I have searched for many years,
    Lived through tunnels of tears,
    Reminiscing in what could have been,
    The hero I always saw within.

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    This poem brought tears to my eyes. I've waited 40 years to finally meet my amazing brother, and in a few months time he will be giving me away at my wedding.

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  17. 15. I Miss You, My Little Bro

    A poem to a little brother who means so much and has gone away

    • By Misty D. Crawford
    • Published: November 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I love you and I wish you were home.
    It hurts me to think you're so alone.
    It's not the same without you here.
    Why you did what you did is still unclear.

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    It feels like they ripped my heart out of my chest. I can't sleep till I've cried for hours at night. I feel empty. I don't know how to handle this pain, having to remain strong to help my...

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  18. 16. My Brother Is Always By My Side

    My brother and I have been through a lot together. A few years ago, he moved to Florida, and I miss him terribly. I just want him to know that he means so much to me.

    • By Lisa Gardner
    • Published: February 2009 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    "If there wasn't anything, there wouldn't be anything," my brother said to me.
    Such a deep thought for a young boy.
    It sounds pretty simple, but it is very complicated.
    You see...if there wasn't a brother, I wouldn't be sister.

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    My little brother was 11 months younger than me. My almost twin, I called him. In 2014 he was hit by an oilfield dump truck. That day he took a piece of me with him. My brother always told me...

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  19. 17. Proud To Call You A True Brother

    Not a brother by birth but a brother by right

    • By Slim Deuce
    • Published: July 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Every morning as I wake up I think of you,
    as the hero that came into my life.
    More and more you appeared to me when I was in strife.
    Afraid I could not live without you in my life.

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    This is a really nice poem. From early childhood, I wanted an elder brother, which was impossible. Many times I fought my mom and dad for an elder brother. When I grew up, I started...

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  20. 18. My Big Brother

    I wrote this poem for my brother Robert (48) who has terminal pancreatic cancer. I just wanted to let him know how much I love him.

    Forgive me dear brother for all my tears
    But my heart it aches with so much pain,
    Why you? My precious brother
    But no-one can explain.

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    This poem touched me. My big brother is dying from brain cancer, and every time I see him it takes so much to not cry. I love him so much, and all this is tearing me apart.

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  21. 19. He May See Me In His Daughter

    I wrote this about the estrangement between my brother and me and my hope that his daughter may have qualities that remind him of me.

    It seems it's been a lifetime
    Since my brother went away.
    I long to see him once again
    And relive those cherished days.

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  22. 20. To My Brother

    A letter to my late brother

    • By Anne Harskamp
    • Published: March 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    To my Brother:

    Words are hard to describe feelings,
    I have always been better with images.

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    My brother died on his 12th birthday in 99. It has been 17 years, and I still think about him every day. I remember asking the nurse while he was on life support if it would be hard to deal...

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