To All the Moms Around the World
A special ‘Thanks’ goes out
to all the moms around the world
No one can comprehend
the life that you’ve endured
Most women become moms
in their teens or in their twenties
Making decisions about their children
many difficult… sometimes funny
Juggling your work and home life
at the age of thirty to forty
Struggling to meet family’s needs
hard accomplishment, for the majority
They’ve all grownup and gone away
by the time you’re fifty and sixty
Now grandchildren come to play
on creaking floors and stairs that are rickety
Retired now, with nothing to do
you’ve reached seventy… maybe eighty
Your children have begun to realize
that you’re a very special lady
Some women are lucky enough
to make it to ninety… even a hundred
You look back throughout the years
hoping you’ve helped more than you’ve blundered
A special ‘Thanks’ goes out
to all the moms around the world
No one can comprehend
the life that you’ve endured
(written 7-2012)
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