Happy Mothers' Day

With a little help (make that a lot) from Joyce Kilmer, I drafted a poem for Mary Ellen this morning to reflect the awe I feel with regard to her mothering skills.  Upon reflection, I thought it might be nice to share this poem with each of you and wish all of the mothers in our lives a Happy Mothers’ Day.

         To a Wonderful Mother

I THINK that I shall never read a

poem as lovely as a mother.

A mother whose gentle lips are prest

Against the head of sweet and helpless child

A mother that looks at God all day,

And lifts her hands to pray;

A mother that may in summer hear

The joy of children laughing near;

Upon whose bosom tears have lain;

Who intimately lives with other’s pain. That is who you are, One can plainly see

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a mother like thee.