Happy Mom's Day!

In honor of the day that we set aside each year to celebrate the women in our lives, I have written a poem. Thanks Mom, as well as the other women I have adopted as mothers over the years as well. Who ever said mothers had to only be the woman who gave birth to you? :)

To be a mother

She means more to you than you know.

She is the first to understand you

You move, and she smiles at the days ahead

Eagerly counting down the days until

The barrier of flesh and distance no longer

Keep her arms from holding you

She sacrifices more than you know

She gives up time that once was hers

So you would be complete

She shares her heart with you

Sustains you before you could

Brings you, crying, into her world

Mother’s tears are gems

Those arms suddenly become more than arms

Their presence meant you weren’t alone

From fingers wiping away tears

To tickling your soft skin

From hands rubbing your back when you hurt

To holding you close

Hands are meant for loving

A mother’s hands are also meant for comfort

She gives hugs that are more than hugs

They fill you with warmth

They are arms of strength

They are the medium by which

She teaches you how to face life in the world

The world is a far cry from the safety of home

She doesn’t want to let you go

Yet knowing she must for you to grow

She teaches you that home is more than a place

It is where your heart resides

She knows you are not hers forever

That you are a gift to her

And a gift she must pass on to others as well

Mothers are born in the heart

They know when to adopt

Mothers mean more to us than we know