My mother: greatest poem ever

in #poetry7 years ago (edited)

One of the most popular poems in Nigeria and the world

Dedicated to mothers and all future mothers in steemit community

By Ann Taylor

Verse 1

Who sat and watched my infant head
When sleeping on my cradle bed,
And tears of sweet affection shed?
My Mother.

Verse 2
When pain and sickness made me cry,
Who gazed upon my heavy eye,
And wept for fear that I should die?
My Mother.

Verse 3
Who taught my infant lips to pray
And love God’s holy book and day,
And walk in wisdom’s pleasant way?
My Mother.

Verse 4
And can I ever cease to be
Affectionate and kind to thee,
Who wast so very kind to me,
My Mother?

Verse 5
Ah, no! the thought I cannot bear,
And if God please my life to spare
I hope I shall reward they care,
My Mother.

Verse 6
When thou art feeble, old and grey,
My healthy arm shall be thy stay,
And I will soothe thy pains away,
My Mother.

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