Indiana Shaw Poet Couplet

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To A Mother

My Mother; she guided me like a beacon to a ship
Caught me should I ever stumble, or should I ever trip

Cast beside me like a shadow, she loyally remained
Oh how she fought for me, kept my dignity retained

Stood there patiently, whilst after my dreams I did chase
Encased me into her arms within a warm loving embrace

She kept my plate full, all my clothes and shoes clean
Accepted all my sins, never to me was she ever mean

Then as the years passed, I filled her with less worry
As here I was, child in arms, now in less of a hurry

In her own loneliness still standing in my shadow
Face etched, the hidden pain she didn’t want me to know

Every now and then, I would see her deep in thought
Had she done enough for me, in everything she had taught

No longer the child, but a woman, her pain I could see
Wondering if now, she would have enough faith in me

So that one day I can guide her, like a beacon to a ship
Catch her should she ever stumble, or should she ever trip

Be beside her like a shadow, my loyalty for her be remained
Fight for her, keep for her, her dignity to be forever retained

So into my arms encased within a warm loving embrace
She can leave this world for a dream she alone can chase

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