Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Mothers Do Care

                        
                                                                                                          Attribution: Stefan Xp
Image: A Mother Tending to her Young
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Great in the open with good cloud cover
The horizon seems unblemished but inviting
Sleepy young rehearsing their acts of hunger
The brood is waiting and expecting anything

Mother bird exercising acts of  responsibility
Exemplary host as mothers do really care
A measure of love in earnest and sincerity
Distributing ensuring all have a fair share

All are aware she is back home with tidbits 
Each very much wanting a piece of the fun
A scramble favours the stronger to benefit
Mother ensures fairness for weaker ones

There is that lone voice of moderation
Always there when we needed them
Mothers to the rescue in all instances 
A patron saint of a great invention

Sherry at What's Going On with an Open Link

8 comments:

  1. After reading the poem my mother's memories surface within me now. Thank you Hank for the beautiful poem. God serves us in mothers' forms----no doubt.

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  2. "Mother ensures fairness for weaker ones."
    Definitely a good mother. Good poem.

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  3. I love the thought of a horizon ‘unblemished but inviting’, Hank, if only I could fly! I also love the way you portray mothers in this poem.

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  4. A wonderful tribute to mothers, bird, animal and human. Mother birds exhaust themselves going back and forth from the nest to feed their chicks. And food is hard to find. I so enjoyed this poem, Hank.

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  5. Great poem Yes also among birds "Mothers to the rescue in all instances "

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  6. The journey of a mother written so poetically

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  7. An empathetic and beautiful write Hank - Jae

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  8. The very definition of Mother, beautifully written. I love the photo you chose.

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