Happy Mother's Day
Mom, I love you like a sunset
You are in my life so often
That sometimes I forget
Your Beauty
But when I pause and look up
I am overwhelmed
To watch the orange fire wane
Is to gaze at the flaming echo of all eternity
And to look into your eyes
Is to witness the sky-blue certainty
Of Love borne for all of time
But unlike the sunset
Which also heralds threat
In your eyes there is security
I can see your care for me
I love you dearly
Mom, I am grateful for you like an azure sea
When Life’s heat
Bears down on me
To scorch and burn
And the paths I walk
Are on sharp, sun-baked rocks
That gouge and singe my feet
Your caress is the gentle sea
Cleansing my tears of agony
A cool embrace that is safe and deep
The memory of your arms carrying me
And even when you are stormy
And bleed angry grey into the azure sea
I am grateful all the more
Your rebukes have tempered me
Mom, you bring me Joy like the scent of Home
I am filled up by the smells
With which I have grown
Stained wood, cut grass, animal musk,
Dust, open sky, mountains, incense, rain
The basement instruments we played
But more than these is the smell of you
The familiar fragrance of your perfume
Of your hair shampoo
The aromas of your cooking food
Your caffeine-cinnamon breath
When we kissed each other
These smells I miss like no other
To breathe you in is to
Remember all I have known
Mother, you are the Joy of Home
Copyright © Alexios Lazarou | Year Posted 2020
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