My Super Mom

I think my mom is super
I could go from A to Z
And give you all the reasons
Why she means so much to me.

She cleaned and fed and clothed me
When I was just a tot.
And, when I was a baffling teen
She sure understood a lot.

Then, one by one, we kids left home
To start our families.
And, dad and mom were left alone
Just like it used to be.

My mother was a faithful wife
For almost 50 years.
Until last year God called dad home
And filled mom's eyes with tears.

But, she still smiles and carries on
Though a tear sometimes I see.
I'm sure glad that she's my mom
Cause she's "Super Mom"  to me.

Copyright  -  Gloria Martel
This poem won a contest on a local radio station.
Mother received the flowers she is holding  in the picture  above  as well as  steak  dinners for   two.
Midi  -  A Mother's Love
PS  The white you see in Mother's hair is a white ribbon.  Mother  always  wore  ribbons  or  flowers  in  her  hair