Mother’s Day – A Tribute

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By Christopher B. Copas

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"A Mother Is Never Neutral"

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Eternal, indomitable, unbreakable, irreplaceable—

Our Mothers are like angels

In a not so hidden disguise.

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No matter the number of hours or the traces of tears,

No matter the danger,

No matter the fears;

No matter the wheels that spin and tread,

No matter the worry inside of her head,

No matter the valley or the mountain ahead,

A Mother climbs high through elevated air,

A Mother climbs far up every long and lonely stair—

As my Mother watches there— 

On a mission and a prayer.

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And no matter if the bells do suddenly chime,

For what seems as a moment trapped in time— 

A Mother will always journey on,

To protect her precious brood and pride—

From the mountainous deluge,

From the perilous divide.

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For no matter the number of apparent goodbyes—

A Mother never leaves her children behind.

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For no matter what occurs on the inside,

A Mother is a Mother—

Both within and without.

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A Mother is a Mother forever.

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For this we all should sing and shout—

That to be a Mother in many ways—

Is what this life is all about.

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A Mother is tender,

A Mother is patient,

A Mother fails never—

As a Mother loves forever and ever,

As forever and ever a Mother is loved.

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For a Mother never leaves her children’s side—

Until she knows that her child,

Even her only child—

Can make it on their own.

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Yet this alone—

Only one like a Mother knows.

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To this alone.

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To this alone.

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For Mothers are never neutral;

For tried and true—

They always stand

By me and you.

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A Happy Mother’s Day To All,

Christopher B. Copas

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