Tribute To My Mother Poem by Paul Sebastian

You readily decided to have me
Conceived, a mother, come to be
Survived cravings, bout of morning illness,
Backaches, warm nights of sleeplessness
Sweated nine months, stressed by discomfort
Still, through trimesters, willingly worked
From kitchen to school, relentlessly slogged
Taking precautions, your love safely carried
Me: in your womb. I kicked, you sensed
Inside you, joy of my telling presence
You even caressed me and sang a song
I rested calm, felt mother’s love, strong.

We readied, make our first date, face to face
At appointed time, your body rushed service:
To deliver me into your arms, hear my first cry
Through odds, labour pains; how hard you tried,
To delivered me, into your world: You screamed
For me! I was born, crying for you! I was welcomed!
Mother’s arms, first embrace! Did you wonder, the miracle
We just been through? You were God-ordained receptacle!
Gave me a name, even called me before I was born!
Warm in fine linen, breast fed me as your gazes adorned
Thankful for all the love and care, through the years, shown
I now understand motherhood, as I have a child of my own
You are my God-sent mother, our love-bond stay forever
This is my tribute to you: there’s no mom like you, ever!