Mother’s Day
Is every day, felt in every hug
Every bath, every breakfast, every kiss good night
Every trip to the store, every piece of advice
Every smile of joy and every tear from pain
Today we will say I love you, give you a hug
Maybe buy you a gift
Yet the truth is we have no need of gifts to see you smile
We see your smile in our minds everyday
No need to hear you say I love you
For we hear it with every beat of our hearts
Although we wish it were not so
One day you will leave us
However, the love will always go on
We will hear it in every whisper of the wind
See it, feel it with every rise and fall of the sun
Know it with every memory we made
Today is about thanking you
But I think it is more about reminding us
To appreciate the greatest gift that has been bestowed
The love between a child and a mother
Happy Mother’s Day
Today, tomorrow and forever
R Stacey Laforme
Music by: Manitou Mkwa Singers
