A Complicated Mother’s Day
It’s just a Hallmark holiday, a day of
profit for florists, restaurants and
chocolatiers, a day of burnt breakfast
in bed, macaroni creations, brunches,
lunches, love and adoration, sweetness,
sleeping in for some, queen for a day….
but not for all, for others there’ll be no
fawning children, no candy kisses, no
skyping, text-ed, voice-mailed wishes,
out of sight, out of mind, some will count
the loss of children never born or lost
to death too soon, childless mothers on
the outside looking in…while others just
beyond the veil will swoon from summer
land listening to the whisperings of
children young and not so much who
wish that they had one more day to rest
their head upon their mother’s breast
to hear her heartbeat one more time,
just one more day…and others still who
wish that they could reconcile the mothers
that they wanted with the mothers that
they got and mothers who wished they
could have been more, or better, or less
flawed, we are a complicated lot, mothers
young and old, passed on, passed over,
clinging to memories, sifting through
old photographs, the beautiful, the
melancholy, bittersweetness, children
come and they grow, regret’s a futile
exercise, so please remember to be
kind, don’t assume that just because
she’s had a fruitful womb she’s feeling
blessed, for some, it’s just hallmark
holiday at best, hearts put to the test.
~kat
May 12th, 2019 at 2:23 am
About beautiful Kat, this made me weep. It’s not mother’s day in the UK. Should it not be mother’s day everyday.
I wish you a happy day 💜💜💜
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May 12th, 2019 at 8:02 am
Thank you Willow. Here in the US Mother’s Day was officially established as a holiday in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson. But it was Anna Jarvis who held the first mother’s day tribute to her mother years before, as well establishing “Mother’s Day Work Clubs”, to address public health issues. She would eventually call for a boycott of the national holiday in disgust of its commercialization. She threatened lawsuits against card makers, namely Hallmark, staged protests at candy companies and florists and ultimately was arrested for disturbing the peace. It is complicated indeed!
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May 12th, 2019 at 8:19 am
Yes indeed but what a principalled woman , well done her and thanks for all this great information happy day 💜💜💜💜
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May 12th, 2019 at 8:20 am
Yes she was. Thank you Willow. ❤️💜❤️
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May 12th, 2019 at 8:25 am
💗🤭
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May 12th, 2019 at 2:58 am
Lovely Kat. Every day is Mother’s Day. She is forever in my heart and memory. ❤
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May 12th, 2019 at 8:27 am
As it should be. Hugs to you this Mother’s Day. ❤️
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May 12th, 2019 at 8:38 am
thanks Kat
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May 12th, 2019 at 4:38 am
What a beautiful and thoughtful poem. All so true. We tend to forget those who are not part of this tribe.
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May 12th, 2019 at 6:05 am
An honest appraisal of mothers and their special place in society, whether we appreciate it, or not. Hugs to you all, especially to those unable to fulfil their greatest desire.
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May 12th, 2019 at 7:42 am
It’s one day a year. Just a day. My heart goes out to those who find it complicated. ❤️
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May 12th, 2019 at 11:43 am
Fantabulous! 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
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May 12th, 2019 at 1:28 pm
Thank you Dorna! A blessing to all mothers.
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May 12th, 2019 at 6:06 pm
“hearts put to the test”….yes, quite often.
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May 12th, 2019 at 6:09 pm
A mother’s heart is deep. ❤️
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May 12th, 2019 at 8:04 pm
It is.
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May 19th, 2019 at 7:57 pm
Thank you for taking the time to comment Bill. 🙂
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