Wise Mother

You didn’t talk a lot, Mom;

“I love you” was pretty rare,

But when I needed mothering,

You were always there. 

I could always count on you, Mom

To do what’s good and right.

I’d see your wisdom and the truth,

So we'd rarely have to fight. 

You were strong enough, yet gentle enough

To be the perfect mother;

If I could search the whole wide world,

I wouldn’t pick any other