Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MOTHER LOVE, by LEANDER M. ZIMMERMAN


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MOTHER LOVE, by                    
First Line: I saw a mother working
Last Line: Through endless, happy days!
Subject(s): Caregivers; Mothers


I saw a mother working:
She gave her home the best,
And made her humble fireside
A place of peace and rest.
Her children round her gathered,
Their arms all intertwined,
With mother love she drew them
Into the ways divine.

I saw a mother watching:
'Twas night. Her child was ill.
I passed by in the morning,
And she was watching still.
A sentinel on duty,
She asks no praise of men,
But that a life now fading
May be restored again.

I saw a mother weeping
For one whose life had fled,
Like Rachel, sorrow-stricken,
Not to be comforted.
Some day, when reunited,
With dear ones gone before,
Her heart will ask no questions,
Her tears will flow no more.

I saw a mother waiting
For letters long delayed,
No word had come to cheer her
From one for whom she prayed.
The sacrifices rendered,
Alas, all seem to fail,
But still she hopes, believing
Her prayers will yet prevail.

I saw a mother walking
One sad and lonely day,
Her child though often cautioned
Had wandered from the way.
Despite heartache and sorrow
Her own she will befriend,
While we forget and censure
She loves unto the end.

I saw a mother wending,
With children by her side,
Her way unto the temple,
Where Gospel gifts abide.
In songs they all united,
And bowed their heads in pray'r,
They felt a sacred presence
And found a blessing there.

I saw a mother weaving
Her children's lives with love --
The pattern which she followed
Was given from above;
She is my angel mother
She's gone but still she's here,
She lives in those she cherished --
To me she's near, she's near.

All hail, ye blessed mothers!
Salutes to you we bring!
You are God's fairest creatures,
Your sweetest praise we sing.
Someday in His great Homeland
You will receive His praise --
Your own will rise and bless you
Through endless, happy days!





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