Saturday, October 30, 2021

THE SPIRIT OF A MOTHER

An ode to the spirit of a mother

Never give up, she says, my son

Never say die, she says, my love.


Her love is unconditional

And she's wise to the subtle matters

She'll fight till death to save her own

Break the lion's fangs to reclaim her own


She knows the faults of all her own

And covers great flaws with all her love

She's so bright, she's like a dove

O how much I love her so!


I raise a song to the love of motherhood

That bond that stays without a cord

And bears great pains without a word

That nine months of patience

O, of blessed peace—

Fatherhood, how much you miss out in!


Let her be blessed beyond measure

To live her life without terror

And may God cover all her errors.


Amen


© el-iyanu

(For my mum and Tosin's mum, and all the beautiful mothers in the world.)



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