Motherhood

These tiny saplings in my care

The answers to my every prayer

Teaching me new things each day

Filing my life with wonderland play

Being a mother is more than it seems

It’s drying tears, and supporting dreams

Giving guidance, and imposing protection

Building capacity, and comforting rejection

Learning to love oneself and grow as a person

So when they imitate you, it is your best version

Hearing the things they don’t know how to say

Looking for the good in them each and every day

Motherhood can be a challenge

Striving to keep oneself in balance

Going in circles of fear and trepidations

Not having time to find one’s foundation

But every struggle and every worry

Every instruction said in a hurry

Each interaction, however flawed

It is a small prayer we said to God

A pray on love, hope and grace

A moment of openness to God’s embrace

Beseeching His guidance, strength or endurance

Asking for calm, insight or assurance

We reach out for help, and receive His aid

His love and energy trickle and cascade

The ocean of His mercy opens wide

As we open our hearts, He responds and provides.