What "Mother" Means....

"Mother" is such a simple word,
But to me there’s meaning seldom heard.
For everything I am today,
My mother’s love showed me the way.

I’ll love my mother all my days,
For enriching my life in so many ways.
She set me straight and then set me free,
And that’s what the word "mother" means to me.

Thanks for being a wonderful mother, Mom!

By Karl Fuchs

Daughter of My Heart

You turned out even better

Than I often dreamed you’d be;

You’re more than I had hoped for;

You’re a sweet reward to me.

You grew up to be a mother

Full of wisdom, warmth and love,

A good and fine role model,

A blessing from above.

I couldn’t be any prouder

Than I am today of you;

You’re my daughter and my friend,

And a wonderful person, too.

You have my love forever;

I adored you from the start;

It’s a privilege to be your mother,

Dear daughter of my heart.

By Joanna Fuchs

A Sonnet for My Incomparable Mother

I often contemplate my childhood, Mom.

I am a mother now, and so I know

Hard work is mixed together with the fun;

You learned that when you raised me long ago.

I think of all the things you gave to me:

Sacrifice, devotion, love and tears,

Your heart, your mind, your energy and soul--

All these you spent on me throughout the years.

You loved me with a never-failing love

You gave me strength and sweet security,

And then you did the hardest thing of all:

You let me separate and set me free.

Every day, I try my best to be

A mother like the mom you were to me.

By Joanna Fuchs

Everything Mom...!!!

How did you find the energy,
MomTo do all the things you did,
To be teacher, nurse and counselor
To me, when I was a kid.

How did you do it all,
Mom,Be a chauffeur, cook and friend,
Yet find time to be a playmate,
I just can’t comprehend.

I see now it was love,
MomThat made you come whenever I'd call,
Your inexhaustible love,
MomAnd I thank you for it all.

By Joanna Fuchs