Gráinne Downey has made the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize longlist for Mothers Day, 2017 .

I’d rather see than be one. Short and sweet. If you’re looking for something more sentimental for, say, your mom, browse through these sweet Mother’s Day poems.

Show her how important she is to you with a Mother's Day poem for your wife. Whether you use them on social media in tribute to your wife, write them in a card, or tuck them inside a sweet gift ...

But if you need a quick-acting dose of inspiration, the short poems ... mother, Rossetti, like her brother, Dante, was a highly regarded poet in her own lifetime, and her fame has endured to this day.

We've compiled many of our favorites—we have Mother's Day quotes and poems, Bible verses, and even some jokes—a library of ideas to get you started wishing your mom the happiest Mother's Day ...