To All Mothers

Let’s raise a toast on this beautiful day,

for all the goodness we shared along the way.

All made possible, I’m happy to say,

by mothers who toiled day after day,

to care for their children without sick pay.

They always did what they had to do,

no matter how tired and stressed they were.

Each day they worked like busy bees,

cleaning and cooking and everything in between,

for the young ones always had to be fed.

Teachers and nurses mothers also had to be.

Nothing ever got in the way of spooning out TLC

and provide hope for what lay ahead

before she read and tucked them in bed.