Mum

A simple word, easily spoken
Three letters, one syllable
Mum.

A hard job, a lifetime's work
The truest labour of love.
No salary. No fixed hours.

Shining hair and warm brown eyes.
Soft voice and smile that lights a room
My Mum.

Bottomless heart and wise mind
Hands to hold and arms to embrace.
Unconditional and never ending love.

Always there, always constant
Standing strong in all life's storms.
True.

A refuge, a rock, a tower and fortress.
Guiding, teaching, supprting and loving.
Nudging us along life's path.

For as long as I've breathed I've known
the most amazing love.
Beacuase, for as long as I've breathed,
I've known you
My amazing mum.


for my Mum
1st May 2013