Son to Mother, (Poem)

I said a Mother's prayer for you 

to thank the Lord above 

for blessing me with a lifetime 

of your tenderhearted love. 

I thanked God for the caring 

you've shown me through the years, 

for the closeness we've enjoyed 

in time of laughter and of tears. 

And so, I thank you from the heart 

for all you've done for me 

and I bless the Lord for giving me 

the best mother there could be! 

I know how often I took you for granted 

when I was growing up. 

I always assumed you'd be there 

when I needed you... 

and you always were. 

But I never really thought about what that meant 

till I got older and began to realize 

how often your time and energy were devoted to me. 

So now, for all the times I didn't say it before, 

Thank you, Mom...I love you so very much!