Happy Mother's Day, mama!

Happy Mother's day, mama!
You deserve it! On this very day and every other!

You deserve to smile, to be happy,

or wouldn't it make you smile,

to look back and see

that the flower seeds you watered

are grown and beautifully standing by themselves?

They are humans now, no longer little people,

they've grown from your hands,

your gentle hands of steel yet tender to the bone.

They've cushioned themselves in your warm heart,

because you've cuddled them up before,

from the day they were born.

You've cuddled them with prayer,

you've cuddled them with care..

You have blessed them in secret

and covered them with good wishes.

They might never understand the little precious sacrifices

you made for them, but they'll feel the love.

You exude compassionate energy

and the worlds accept you and love you.

For you've opened doors for your children,

and let them see it in their own eyes.

Of course, you're worried some things,

beyond your control can happen,

but you've learnt to trust the storms.

You have let them flow with the waters,

but first taught them how to swim.

You have let them go to hunt,

but first made sure they could shoot.

You have let them fly high into the skies

but first hand-made wings for them.

& today you'll hear the crowds sing,

and they'll chant praises they never say daily,

they'll call you precious and adorable,

beautiful and someone they couldn't be alive without (of course),

and they'll hang up pictures of you with them

and say the nicest things you deserve to hear,

they'll send you messages of unending love

and I want you to believe them.

I'm far away from you right now,

and about to scream out something,

and in the midst of these crowded happy cheer,

I hope you'll hear a whisper from afar,

saying "Happy Mother's Day, mama!"

because you deserve it.