My Mother is.....

A woman who leaves articles

On my desk about writers

Who have found success.

A woman who could talk

Politics for hours; who believes--

In afternoon coffee, and long

Conversations.

A woman who creates murals

That make me wish I could

Venture inside them.

A woman who is not only a mother,

But... a therapist, life coach,

Motivational speaker, etc.

A woman who chooses to see

the beauty in life, regardless

Of the hardships she has

Suffered.

A woman with a selfless heart,

Who puts her world on hold,

When mine is falling apart.

A woman who swallows her

Fears, so that she can sooth

Mine.

A woman I will strive to be like,

For the rest of my life.