To Mother

Written on my mother's 61st birthday. Thank you so much, Terry.

there was you...
before I came
you made me be
you alone paid in pain

through every selfish want
you gave all you could
through all the screams
your love withstood

when I wept
your hands dried the tears
your warm smile
blazed through all my fears.

when others doubted
and turned their heads
e'en I lost my faith
yet you never did

when e'er I fell apart
you pulled me together
and when I achieved
you pushed me "do better"

on days when pain
was my only breathe
on nights of tears
and hope had left

twas you who came
with your small hands
pulled my torn soul up
and helped it to stand

yet behind the smile
and your noble brow
I didn't know then
as I know now

how your heart sank
and how you wept
whilst in my bed
I quietly slept.

a dozen diamonds
a lifetime of lilies
a thousand thanks
and the rarest rubies

could ne'er pay
the debt I owe
or bless enough
the saint I know

to you, perfect
you may never be
but to this child
you'll all always be

the very most perfect Mommy...

Author's Note

I'm sure everyone's written a poem such as this to their mother's. It may just be another stone in the pond...but to my mom..it meant so much.

Reviews

[AliceBarnes]

This is so sweet! I can see why your mum liked it! I loved the layout, it made it really easy to read. The occasional use of old english words made it sound like something Shakespeare would have written. I particularly loved this verse "yet behind the smile and your noble brow I didn't know then as I know now " not only did I love the rhyming, but I love the past and present aspect of it. This really is a very good poem that I enjoyed reading immensely.

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Words are describing well what's fate of mother. I can also feel unity in poem and lot of love.

[Gee]

Beautiful.......mothers are life's angels.

[Mirror]

Oh how lovely. Bless you for such a great tribute to mothers.