Mother's Day is an important day all around the world, even thoughit started in North America and Europe. Not all countries celebrate iton the same day, but the most popular day is the second Sunday inMay. It is, of course, a day to honour our mothers and make themfeel extra special.Publishing documents on edocr is a proven way to start demand generation for your products and services. Thousands of professionals and businesses publish marketing (brochures, data sheets, press releases, white papers and case studies), sales (slides, price lists and pro-forma agreements), operations (specifications, operating manuals, installation guides), customer service (user manuals) and financial (annual reports and financial statements) documents making it easier for prospects and customers to find content, helping them to make informed decisions. #SEO #leadgen #content #analytics
<p>
MOTHER’S DAY
POEMS
__________________________
Nicholas Gordon
Copyright © 2006 by Nicholas Gordon
The poems in this book may be used free for any
personal or non-commercial purpose. For commercial
use of these poems, please contact the author at
webmaster@poemsforfree.com.
Published 2006
Printed by CafePress.com in the United States of
America
A MOTHER’S LOVE
DETERMINES HOW
A mother’s love determines how
We love ourselves and others.
There is no sky we'll ever see
Not lit by that first love.
Stripped of love, the universe
Would drive us mad with pain;
But we are born into a world
That greets our cries with joy.
How much I owe you for the kiss
That told me who I was!
The greatest gift--a love of life--
Lay laughing in your eyes.
Because of you my world still has
The soft grace of your smile;
And every wind of fortune bears
The scent of your caress.
MOTHER'S DAY POEMS
5
ALTHOUGH CONSUMED BY FURY,
YOU STILL LOVED US
Although consumed by fury, you still loved us.
At least that is the knowledge of my heart.
Screaming like a child, you would beat us
Until you snapped, and then the tears would start.
"You know I love you," you would cry, demanding
More of us through tears than with your fist.
And we, through tears, would nod our understanding,
Too bullied in our pain to dare resist.
Yet now that you've been dead for many years,
And I have wandered through my own vast hell,
I see the desperate anguish in your tears
And hope at last that I can love you well.
For only in my love can your love be
The love that once, I think, you had for me.
6
NICHOLAS GORDON
EVERY TIME I SEE MY PANSIES
Every time I see my pansies
Vivid in the golden sun,
You are with me in my garden,
And I am once again a child.
Vivid in the golden sun,
Their beauty brings me close to tears,
And I am once again a child
Learning to assume your grace.
Their beauty brings me close to tears
As I join hands wit