For Mother
Your calloused hands waver in the bitter cold,
Under the blanket of soot coating them
And your ever smiling appearance betray your feelings of heartache of carrying the world upon your shoulders.
Tears well out of my eyes
As I realise words of gratitude have always failed me,
As they fail me now,
For it is a task to choose the perfect lot,
When none exist to do you well.
The cold no longer matters,
When your warmth fills my heart
For you are my sunshine
Radiating hope into my secluded darkness.
Mother, I now know that you know,
If and when a leaf falls,
The tree stands strong,
Even in winter
And then,
When all is thought to be lost,
Blossoms bloom the very next season.
Aakifah Mahomed
Copyright Aakifah Mahomed 21 June 2014
Any use of any part of this material without consent and authorisation is considered plagiarism.
The blossoming fall 
Excellent. 🙂 The way it should be done and I can’t do it.
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That means so much coming from you 🙂 thank you so much!
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Your mother should be proud! Well done here!
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Thank you so much for taking your time to read! 🙂
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Thee most beautiful thing, I’ve ever read! :’)
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Thank you zee! 🙂 means a lot
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As a mother to three daughters, this made me a little weepy (but don’t tell them, they think I’m a hard-core stoic!) Emotional gold here.
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Wow thank you so much! My mom has three daughters too, of which I’m the youngest at 17 🙂
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Beautiful, thank you for sharing this with me.
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Thank you so much for taking time to read it 🙂
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Your welcome.
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Wow this is beautiful. It was like a story. I really enjoyed it.
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Thank you! I really appreciate your feedback, it means alot 🙂
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Not a problem. I really did like it. 🙂
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Beautiful. Read as a mother and weep. Read as a daughter and stand proud.
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:’) thank you for your kind words
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Truly the best kind of tribute one can give their mother.
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Thank you for visiting 🙂 :’)
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I would like to thank everyone for the positive feedback on my poem, I would however like to point out that although this poem may apply to most mothers, it was written strictly for my own as the story behind it applies greatly only to her. Thanks 🙂
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Mothers..they are made with different material and feelings. They are in fact not even from the planet we are. I don’t really know what almighty God might have thought before crafting the concept of mother, but something pure, selfless and filled with the mirth of love might be his vision. this poem says it all, what it takes to be a mother. Thanks for sharing such wisdom and beauty..made my day with this poem 🙂
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Thank you for reading, am so glad that you like it 🙂
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Well done Aakifah, I’m proud of you.
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