A mother's love

When I was a baby, you were my world.

I thoroughly enjoyed being your baby girl.

I played with your ears, when you held me in your arms.

You captured me with your smile and your motherly charm.

When I was girl, we used to love to talk.

When we cuddled at night, or on our countless walks.

You taught me about life, and what it meant to be

A girl who knew herself, a genuine me.

When I was a teen, I put your love to the test!

I challenged your authority, I gave it my best.

I brought you gray hairs by staying out late,

But you never gave up, through your worrisome wait.

When I went away to school, I started to see

How very much I missed you, and all that you mean to me.

You saw me through hard times, when I was overcome by tears,

You loved me when I didn’t, you helped rid me of my fears.

When you walked me down the aisle, I again began to cry,

As I saw flashes of all the years, that had quickly passed us by.

But you hugged me and released me into a new phase of life,

To grow into a woman, as somebody’s wife.

I still call you on those days, when the sky appears to fall,

You comfort me with your ever-wise words, you support me through it all.

The good times have been a plenty, the bad ones have been so few

That I dread that day in the future, of a life without you.

Now that I have a daughter of my very own,

I finally understand just how much I’ve grown.

I owe it all to you, I’m so glad you’re a part of me,

Without your gentle love, I don’t know who I’d be.

I look forward to the years to come, now that I’m a mother

The love that I have for my child, reminds me of another.

I’ll share this gift you gave to me, the kind that knows no end,

I hope to be a mom like you, an unconditional best friend.