MOTHER

To know you

Is to know love;
Abundant, 
Overflowing,
Encompassing all around you.

People may hurt you,
Neglect you,
Misunderstand you,
Yet still you love.

Your love reaches out
In tenderness,
In empathy,
In understanding.

I can’t help but be
A little bit better,
A little bit wiser,

A little bit stronger,
Because I have known
Mother love
Such as yours.

By Betty Jo Mings