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For My Mother
You are someone I will always admire
For your compassion without ceasing
And your listening ear that will never tire.
You have sacrificed comfort of your own
For the sake of those in need
Of kindness ever attentive
And the understanding you concede.
You deserve more than you ever will know
For the difference that you have made
In the lives of those who needed someone,
To those hearts your love was conveyed.
Yours is a patient, gentle spirit;
And with a mind that does not miss a thing,
There is a person who cares very deeply
Instilling hope to whomever your hope you can bring.
When you speak, everyone strains to hear
The words you so articulately use to express
A message so perceptive and clear.
Through all the times of hardship
Your empathy you did not forbear,
And when the road was perilous
I knew that you would always be there.
Just as when I needed an axiom to which I would adhere,
Your words were ones to rely on;
In my heart they are ever near…
For they come from my mother
So wise and dear.
