Hello! <br />Mothers, Mommies, Moms, Mamas, <br />Big Mamas, Gagrands, Grannies, <br />Grandmas, Grandmothers, Great-grandmas <br />Great-Greatgrandmas <br />Hello! <br />Step Mothers, God Mothers, Foster Mothers <br />House Mothers, Den Mothers, Mothers Inlaw <br />Sisters who substitue as mothers <br />Aunties - who stand in for mothers <br />Play Sisters - for absentee mothers <br />Teachers-in school mothers <br />Sisters inlaw-who double as mothers <br />The neighborhood everyone's mother... <br />Hello! Mothers of the world! <br />Precious gems you are, <br />Whether near or far, <br />Living or departed, <br />In our hearts <br />You are always the star... <br />We thank you for <br />Letting us share your beds <br />When we were afraid. <br />We thank you for <br />Sweet memories of lullabies sung, <br />Your unselfish giving <br />Of gentle kisses, warm embraces <br />When day was done... <br />We cherrish your understanding heart <br />Your helping hand <br />Your smile, your touch <br />That said 'I understand and love you so much.' <br />And for holding us in your arms, <br />To squelch our alarms... <br />We thank you for tending scratched knees <br />And for blessing us when we sneezed <br />We thank you for butter and bread <br />For the shelter over our heads. <br />We thank you for the struggle it must have been. <br />We thank you for being our very best friend. <br />We thank you all.. <br />You beautiful precious gems! <br />Hello! <br />We Love You!<br /><br />Dorothy (Alves) Holmes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/happy-mother-s-day-precious-gems/
