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To My Mother On Her Birthday

For My Mother


You are the Thanksgiving bounty to bless
The angel on our Christmas tree
You are summer flowers and winter nests
Birthdays and anniversaries
Handwritten thank you cards and recipes
In despair's cold, your warmth is shown
As the lighted pathway bringing us home
Out of a darkly weary day
You're more love than can fit in a poem
But I'm gonna try, anyway

11/28/21

Copyright © Michelle Faulkner | Year Posted 2021

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Valsa George Date: 3/25/2022 6:45:00 PM "Out of a darkly weary day You're more love than can fit in a poem" You are absolutely right ! All our efforts to write a poem on Mother's love will prove incomplete, as her love cannot be fitted in just a few lines ! A great gift for your mother on her birthday, Michelle ! Login to Reply

Ann Peck Date: 1/4/2022 8:59:00 AM What a beautiful treasure this poem is ~ what a lucky mother to receive it. :) Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 12/18/2021 4:11:00 AM Ahhh!! How special is this work. I hope that you gave your mom a copy. Thanks for the visit to my page. Sara Login to Reply

Panagiota Romios Date: 12/13/2021 4:18:00 PM Just dazzling verse, Michelle! Marking this a FAV. I love direct poetry that speaks in our current day tongue. This kind of poetry impresses me. Very conversational. Not over the moom, on another planet. Merry Christmas Panagiota xoxo Login to Reply

Alexis Y. Date: 12/13/2021 9:11:00 AM Hi Michelle, I don't know how I missed this gem. You have penned such a lovely and touching tribute to your mother. Thanks for sharing such a write. Have a great day:-) Alexis Login to Reply

Paulette Calasibetta Date: 12/3/2021 4:50:00 PM Michelle what a beautiful tribute to your mom every line is filled with love. Blessings, Paulette Login to Reply

Harry Horsman Date: 12/2/2021 12:29:00 AM You write it so well, Michelle, she'd be so proud of her daughter i'm sure, with this lovely poem. Login to Reply

Lindsay Laurie Date: 11/30/2021 2:23:00 PM Hello Michelle ... a lovely birthday tribute for your Mum who I'm sure will be more than proud of you once she heard you recite this poem - well done Michelle - Lindsay Login to Reply

John Watt Date: 11/29/2021 3:47:00 PM 'the lighted pathway bringing us home', such a perfect phrase. Your mother must feel so blessed to have received this gift from her talented daughter's hand and heart. Your last 2 lines speak for many of us who face the daunting task of expressing the inexpressible. Heartwarming. Login to Reply

Rico Leffanta Date: 11/29/2021 10:20:00 AM Best wishes for good health until the end! Login to Reply

Anil Deo Date: 11/28/2021 10:10:00 PM Michelle & Michelle Faulkner's mom, you are the lights on my December and 2022 Trees. Gershon said it, Happy Birthday Mother, & thanks for your example: "Out of a darkly weary day You're more love than can fit in a poem/. If the poem is as deep as Michelle's heart, it may just fir. amen/ Paz (respectful Shaloms) anil Login to Reply

Bill Baker Date: 11/28/2021 9:52:00 PM Lovely tribute to a loving mom, Michelle. Thanks for sharing, well expressed and well written. A poet friend, Bill Login to Reply

Gershon Wolf Date: 11/28/2021 7:23:00 PM You've not only tried, you've succeeded. Wonderful b-day tribute to your Mother, Michelle. May she have long life and continued pleasure from her daughter. :) Login to Reply