To My Mother

Here's a Mother's Day poem to my mother, who doesn't deserve it. No, really, I think you'll agree that there aren't many people who deserve a poem like this. But I promised her a poem, and I figure she knew what to expect.

Please note the sophisticated rhyme scheme. Thank you.

Mom

Mom, you’re great.

You made sure I ate

The good food you cooked each day.

Although I usually ate Cap’n Crunch instead.

Everything of mine you read,

You’d edit

As you read it

With a black pen.

I still remember when

You would take me shopping

And never put me on the chopping

Block although I deserved it.

You don’t care much to observe it

But it is Mother’s Day

So I'm writing to say

Thank you.


I love you!!


-- SJ (certainly not DJ, whose poetry is of much higher quality)