To Mother (12/25/15)
I never knew the soft caress of a mother’s hand
Because yours were cold and rough, rather
I learned early, the warm embrace of a mother’s heart
From which soft tenderness extends to the hand
And fills me with God-like love.
If you are looking to find God in this world
Look at your mother. For God gives to Mothers
Healing powers, infinite love, and children.
Her children are a mother’s world.
God is in the children.
Only the most courageous can be a mother.
She faces the onslaught of evils with a
Heated glare. Sheltering her innocent children with
An outstretched arm –
-- You cannot have them! –
All good mothers were once dearly loved children.