We are because you were. <br /> <br />We are strong because you said <br />We could be. <br /> <br />We are wise because you instilled <br />In us the knowledge of our own <br />Self worth... <br /> <br />We know love because <br />You loved us first, after <br />Our Creator. <br /> <br />Together we say your names <br />In salute to you, our best friends, <br />Our mentors, our mothers. <br />Loving you always, as only <br />Daughters can. <br /> <br />WE LOVE YOU! <br /> <br />April 19,2007 <br /> <br />(a poem by request for Elaine in celebration of her 65th birthday and in tribute to her mother Gertrude ('A Friend Is') and the mothers of Elaine's 10 girlfriends and mothers....the daughters are childhood friends. They will celebrate and salute at an Afternoon Tea Party<br /><br />Dorothy (Alves) Holmes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-our-mothers/
