Mother's Day (Poetry and Fine Art Photography)

you are radiant light

unmistakable beacon

flooding home and yard

with an overwhelming

sense of belonging

you are a place of cool shade and refreshment

you are an open gate

the start of a new day

forgiving faults freely

your empowering optimism

renews hope for change 

you are the one who helps find a way past obstacles

you are a gardener

adding color to life

strong nurturing hands

cultivating and weeding

until only beauty remains

you are a place of rest

you are a mighty tree

branches extending

reaching out to me

longing to embrace

when I am wandering

you are a storehouse of knowledge

you are a lone figure

still waiting for me

peering anxiously

down the walkway

for my return

you are a path to peace

you are the one to whom I run

bounding up back stairs with

fresh-picked flowers in hand

momentary trophies

you've never forgotten

you are a structure upon which others learn and grow

you are a giver of birth
maternal herald of spring

keeper of tulip blossoms

vibrant with color and

bursting with promise

you are a support I can still cling to

 

you are a flowering tree

whose scent permeates

freshness and vitality

reviving the senses

reminder of the gift of life

you are a road to knowledge and wisdom

you are revered

cherished and adored

because your kindness

and gentleness

endures across years

you are blessed in song

you are a collector

of sorrow and pain

where the tears of children

accumulate over time

in a carefully guarded pool 

you are a quiet listener

you are never forgotten

even in the final years

when unable to stand alone

those whom you nourished

gladly gather round to support

you are beautiful and growing more beautiful still

Visit www.abovetheglow.com for more poetry and photography by David Mark Fowler.