Matt's grandma has this poem in cross stitch on her wall and I've always thought it was kind of sweet. It's expressive of how I feel for Matt's mom, and what I wish I would have taken the time to tell her before she passed away 3 years ago.
To "His" Mother
"Mother-in-law" they say, and yet,
Somehow I simply can't forget
'Twas you who watched his baby ways,
Who taught him his first hymn of praise;
Who smiled on him with living pride
When he first toddled by your side;
And as I think of this today,
Me thinks that I'd much rather say
Just "Mother."
"Mother-in-law" but oh, 'twas you
Who taught him to be kind and true;
When he was tired, almost asleep,
'Twas to your arms he used to creep;
And when he bruised his tiny knee,
'Twas you who kissed it tenderly;
When he was sad you cheered him too,
And so I'd rather speak of you
As "Mother."
"Mother-in-law" they say, and yet,
Somehow I never shall forget
How very much I owe
To you who taught him how to grow,
You trained your son to look above,
You made of him the man I love;
And so I think of that today,
Ah! Then with thankful heart I'll say
"Our Mother."
~Minnie Price~
4 comments:
That's beautiful! I feel that way about MY mother-in-law. Sad to think that not everyone has such amazing mothers-in-law.
I'm going to have to borrow this and send it to my mother-in-law on Mother's Day. :)
Is it "in living pride" or was that meant to be "in loving pride"?
She knew how you felt Mary. I know i have lovely memories of Kathleen.
This made me all teary-eyed and mushy. I love it.
Great Poem Mary. I think I'm going to put that in my mother's day card to my mother in law. :-)
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