Happy Mother's Day

There was a time, many years ago, when I dabbled in rhymes and meters. I was in high school and tried to create poems about anything I could think of. One of my creations was this poem I made for my mom for that year's Mother's Day. I remember writing it in a beautiful stationery and handing it to her on the morning of that special day. I watched her as she read it and as she was nearing the end, tears were falling from her eyes. She was touched.

I could never forget that moment. I was expecting a smile and some words of appreciation. It was an amateur poem after all. But I got more than that.

I realized right there and then that mothers are really simple persons. They do not need expensive gifts (Though I'm sure they will appreciate it. I know I will.) They just want to be appreciated. My poem may be amateurish but was made from the heart. She felt it as she read it, hence, the tears.

This year, I thought of digging up that amateur poem and posting it here. I am now a mother myself but I will always be my mother's daughter.

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My Mother

A wonderful woman in her own right

Does everything with all her might

She wakes up before the break of dawn

And her whole system starts to function. 

She has the strength to do almost everything

From cooking to washing to cleaning

Plus she takes care of her children 

Who, sometimes, are a real pain in the neck.

Problems may come in a row

But she has her own way to work it out somehow

She's a super tough lady

For she manages everything so easily.

And on this year's Mother's Day

The 13th* day of May

This poem of mine I offer you

To take away all your blues.

I want to make you see

That you mean the whole wide world to me

You're like a candle in the night

For you made my life so shining bright.

Having you as my mother

Makes me the happiest girl in the universe

You're just next to perfect

And I'll always cherish you like a jewel in a treasure chest. 

*Changed to 2012 Mother's Day date