What makes a Mother? (Poem)

[xJodieLoux]

What makes a Mother?

I thought of you and closed my eyes
And prayed to God today
I asked "What makes a Mother?"
And I know I heard Him say.

"A Mother has a baby"
This we know is true
"But God can you be a Mother,
When your baby's not with you?"

"Yes, you can," He replied
With confidence in His voice
"I give many women babies,
When they leave is not their choice.

Some I send for a lifetime,
And others for the day.
And some I send to feel your womb,
But there's no need to stay."

"I just don't understand this God
I want my baby to be here."
He took a deep breath and cleared His throat,
And then I saw the tear.

"I wish I could show you,
What your child is doing today.
If you could see your child's smile,
With all the other children and say...

'We go to Earth to learn our lessons,
Of love and life and fear.
My Mommy loved me oh so much,
I got to come strait here.

I feel so lucky to have a Mom,
Who had so much love for me.
I learned my lessons very quickly,
My Mommy set me free.

I miss my Mommy oh so much,
But I visit her every day.
When she goes to sleep,
On her pillow's where I lay

I stroke her hair and kiss her cheek,
And whisper in her ear.
Mommy don't be sad today,
I'm your baby and I'm here.'

"So you see my dear sweet ones,
your children are okay.
Your babies are born here in My home,
And this is where they'll stay.

They'll wait for you with Me,
Until your lesson's through.
And on the day that you come home
they'll be at the gates for you.

So now you see what makes a Mother,
It's the feeling in your heart
it's the love you had so much of
Right from the very start

Though some on earth may not realize,
you are a Mother.
Until their time is done.
They'll be up here with Me one day
and know that you are the best one!"

 

[happy-chick]

Well that one got my crying, thats so lovely i really do like it! Where u get that from Jodie? xxx

 

[SarahB]

That's so lovely, I'm sitting here in tears

 

[xJodieLoux]

http://members.shaw.ca/davhicks/poems.html

That's where I first found it, then I lost the page and searched for it and few other pages came up, different words at the start on the one I posted because I copied and pasted from one of the websites that came back in my search for it.

 

[Rubys mummy]

Beautiful and moving, I am in tears xxxxx

 

[Nic'n'Keeley]

That is lovely

 

[enn]

thats a nice poem

theres this one too

Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you
up and take you to the park to play.
Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you
teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.
Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the
computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.
Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble
when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you
one if he comes by.
Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be
when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you
are concerned.
Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I
won't stand over you trying to fix them.
Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a
Happy Meal so you can have both toys.
Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story
about how you were born and how much I love you.
Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get
angry.
Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the
porch and count all the stars.
Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my
favourite TV shows.
Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you
sleep, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift
ever given

I will think about the mothers And fathers who are searching for their
missing children, the mothers and fathers who are visiting their
children's graves instead of their bedrooms, and mothers and fathers who
are in hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly, and
screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore
And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, a
little longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask him for nothing, except one more day.............

 

[enn]

this one just brought tears to my eyes

Footprints
How very softly
you tiptoed into my world.
Almost silently, only a moment you stayed.
But what an imprint
your footsteps have left
upon my heart.

~Dorothy Ferguson, Little Footprints~

 

[miffy]

xJodieLoux that's set me off again! Thanks for the beautiful poem...

 

[Baileysmummy]

They are all beautiful