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Our  collection of poems honoring mothers and grandmothers was first started for Mother's Day, 2002.   The list of poems is below.   Dennis Gaines'  poem written for his mother, A Life Well Lived,  inspired this collection.   In 2009, Jane Morton shared a tribute to her mother for Mother's Day. In 2008, Hal Swift shared a tribute to his mother for Mother's Day. In 2007, Slim McNaught shared a tribute to his mother for Mother's Day.     See an index of all poems at CowboyPoetry.com here, a list of poems by category here, and a list of poem collections here.       Read some of our supporters' comments here,  visit the Wall of Support, and join in and be a part of it all!

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Listed Below Alphabetically by Poet
with poems posted in a haphazard order

Click a title to go direct to a poem or use the pointer to
go from page to page

 

 

Rose Mary Allmendinger
Motherhood
The Best Mother in This World

S. Omar Barker
Ranch Mother

Barbara Bockelman
The Pillow
Doe

Jesse Colt
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

Steve Dirksen
Mom

Mike Dunn
Just Beyond the Clouds
Mom's Kitchen Table

Dennis Gaines
A Life Well Lived

Our featured poem and 
the inspiration for
this collection

Yvonne Hollenbeck
As Birds Fly from the Nest

LaVonne Houlton
What Grandma Told Me

Margo Imes
The Good Mother

Slim McNaught

In 2007, Slim McNaught shared a tribute to his mother for Mother's Day.

Howard D. Mallison
Granny's Crochet Hook

Janice Mitich
Nana's Rollin' Pin
A Rancher's Wife

 Jane Morton

Old Reddy
Grandma's Roses
Yoo-Hoo
Mom's Job
In 2009, Jane Morton shared a tribute to her mother for Mother's Day.

Jo Lee T Riley
What My Mom's Made Of

 Jack Sammon 
Talawanta (from the Cowboy Memories project)

Earl Sampson
A Little Bit of Lickin'

Jay Snider
Biscuits

Ann Sochat
A Good Lickin'
Grandma

Hal Swift

In 2008, Hal Swift shared a tribute to his mother for Mother's Day.

Diane Tribitt
Half the Hand

Byrd Woodward
Start As You Mean To Go On...For Nellie Flora Demasters