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A Mother Like No Other

I have a mother like no other...
Never really understood her when i was younger...
To others she was always kind and giving...
Yet to her children she was mostly harsh and controlling...
I have always wanted to know why but never did...
And as i age i often felt like a lost kid...
Constantly searching for love and care...
Something i felt my own mother would not even bare...
Now that she has aged too...
It breaks my heart and makes me shed a tear or two...
To see her old and weary...
Crossed my mind to ask her finally...why mommy?
Then it suddenly dawned on me...i do not need an answer...
For all i have to do is look at her...
Hard and long enough, without any anger...
Think of all the people she kept under her wings...
And be thankful of how they took off and soared...
Because of all the love my mother could afford...
I figured if she has saved a life at our expense...
Then....everything makes sense...

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Susan Palli

Date: 1/1/2013 3:15:00 AM

Wonderful!

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 12/13/2012 11:59:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in Leonora's "Waking Up" contest Eliza. Love, Carol

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 12/13/2012 1:01:00 AM

Congratulations on your winning spot Eliza love xx

Len Gasun

Date: 12/12/2012 8:30:00 PM

Congratulations on your win my dear Eliza! Thank you so much for your full support! love and hugs, Leonora

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 12/7/2012 12:23:00 PM

A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you Eliza. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol

Eliza Dimagiba
Date: 12/7/2012 11:15:00 PM

Thanks Carol...

Richard Palmer

Date: 12/5/2012 7:24:00 PM

wow what a great mom,bless up Eliza mom,you are one heaven of a woman,great write Eliza

Eliza Dimagiba
Date: 12/5/2012 10:51:00 PM

Thank you Mr. Palmer...

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 12/3/2012 7:23:00 AM

so nice to read your work to start the day..Light & Love

Eliza Dimagiba
Date: 12/5/2012 10:52:00 PM

You're very sweet, Debbie...

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 12/1/2012 7:24:00 AM

It can be very hard to understand ones own Mother [sigh] I too have many verses about by Mom who has passed. We did come to understand each other before that.."she did the best she could ' [Welcome to Poetry Soup, if you need any help or information it would be my pleasure to aid you. I am running a Contest now for 6 lines of verse on the topic light..please do enter. Light & Love]

Eliza Dimagiba
Date: 12/1/2012 9:47:00 AM

Thank you ms. Guzzi, indeed when we are older we see things differently...i can only thank God this feeling of acceptance/appreciation came to me now than later...