Attributes Of A Good Mother (Sestina) Poem by Dr John Celes

A special role is played by one's mother -
Most priceless gift of God's love that we own;
For family's sake, she slogs and gives her time;
She turns the house into a home - heaven;
Without a mother, life is sad on earth;
A mother's love is rarest of the rare.

A mother's sacrifices are not rare;
All children learn most things from one's mother;
Unmatchable is one's mother on earth;
She's worth her weight in gold, one's mother own;
A woman form of angel from heaven;
For family's sake she lives and spends her time.

She cooks most dainty dishes all her time;
Her love for children and husband is rare;
God watches closely her deeds from heaven;
Both nurse and teacher stays a good mother;
'Tis family's pride to have a mother own;
There's no second soul like mother on earth.

Except her home, nothing is prime on earth;
She's lady transformed from a girl with time;
Just orphans have no mother known of own;
Her thoughts of her own upliftment are rare;
None can return the love of a mother;
God discerns her heart, helping from heaven.

Woman must bear children as per heaven;
No race flourishes sans mothers on earth;
The needs of all, she knows, a good mother;
A mother craves for love from all with time;
A selfish mother is a thing quite rare;
A mother good trains well her children own.

A mother's life is spent for family own;
A mother bird keeps nest neat like heaven;
A selfish mother is a thing quite rare;
No one pays for mother's service on earth;
For children's happiness, she spends her time;
The home is happy with a good mother.

Good children own a good mother on earth;
Rejoices heaven when she prays all time;
Role-model rare, old-aged she turns, mother!

Copyright by Dr John Celes 01-14-2024