A Poem For Mama

A Poem for Mama

Gnarled hands that caressed a dozen face,
Wrinkled eyes of aging, a woman full of grace.
Through thick and thin, she stood by me,
Lucky and grateful, ‘til death I will be.

When I was younger, she would say,
“build your dreams, never fall astray”.
Those words she uttered, I pondered thoroughly,
The principles she taught, I followed faithfully.

I tumbled, I stumbled, as years went on,
She never left me, from dusk ‘til dawn.
My teenage struggles, the heartbreak it brought,
Instead of judging, my feelings she thought.

Sooner I recovered, I matured, I grew,
In her arms I mended, all bitterness I threw.
She made me realize, that love is not life,
Beyond relationships, true happiness rife.

Now I’m full-grown, by myself I can rise,
Due to her guidance, I’m prudent and wise.
My mother, my hero, can’t compare you to the rest,
It’s true what they say, that mother knows best.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 8/24/2014 12:04:00 AM
Markee, this is such a beautiful dedication to your mother that it is a powerful inspirational write! Bravo! A warm welcome to PoetrySoup and happy writings! Pandita
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Date: 8/22/2014 7:07:00 PM
Bravo! you are talented and I am glad you have found this site! I really do look forward to reading more of you, I've only been here for 5 months it is addicting! and your comment to jan about your first language not being english, I think that you are doing terrific and you probably know english better than some who have been speaking it there whole lives, well done on these poems of yours I've read, really liked them :)
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Date: 8/22/2014 9:44:00 AM
wonderful heartfelt tribute to you mother:-) really enjoyed this poem:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Markee Rudas
Date: 8/22/2014 9:59:00 AM
I bet is really is! haha! It's odd though for someone like me, whose first language is not English, to join a group of native speakers. But yeah, who cares? haha! xoxo
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/22/2014 9:55:00 AM
I only joined in February and am having he time of my life - it has changed my life forever - careful its addictive! Hugs Jan xxx
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Markee Rudas
Date: 8/22/2014 9:51:00 AM
Thanks, Jan! I joined Poetrysoup just yesterday. This stuff is indeed fun!
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