MOTHER

To know you
Is to know love;
Abundant,
Overflowing,
Encompassing all around you.
People may hurt you,
Neglect you,
Misunderstand you,
Yet still you love.
Your love reaches out
In tenderness,
In empathy,
In understanding.
I can't help but be
A little bit better,
A little bit wiser,
A little bit stronger,
Because I have known
Mother love
Such as yours.

Betty Jo Mings