The Mother Tongue
i speak to you with
the words i learned from my mother
about the things i
learned from my mother she was my teacher
taught me how to
tell the truth i won't say she taught me to cook
as i must have been
a poor student still can't cook but kindness she related to me
at caring she was
the best she cared for me like no other
a regular mother
kitten she taught me to love how to scoop up the whole world
to fill my heart
with what i could see to feel the sun on my skin
to know another as
myself to smell spring it was the mother tongue
she taught me i
see her in those I meet i listen for her song
she spoke in the
mother tongue because of this i could lick my son with my love
February 25, 2015
10 comments:
This is so very sweet! What a way to think of your mother. I love your line 'how to scoop up the whole world'. It sounds like you learned a lot of goodness :)
We learn so much from our parents often without realizing it. Not sure your son would appreciate being licked today but you never know! (p.s. Your link on Poets United doesn't work so had to Google you)
Yes, we learn so much from your mothers about how to live and love...my poem reflects the same kind of thing. I wish I could hear my 'mother's tongue' again.
Good mothers raise good mothers......I love the scooping up the whole world, too!
Lick like a mother cat! Very cool. And this line is unique: "how to scoop up the whole world." This poem works literally and figuratively.
smiles...lovely reflection on your mom and the role she played in your life and in your development...sounds like she helped form a good heart in you annell...smiles.
love the mother kitten image so full of love....
What a beautiful piece Annell - the last line particularly touching - and who needs to cook! xo
Great image of your family as cats.
"I could lick my son with love." Spectacular line. I like the format you use creating more than one poem at once. So clever. I enjoyed this.
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