Category Archives: Mother’s Day
A Somewhat Other Mother’s Day by Pat Garcia
Two Thousand One, War on Planet Earth began, Step by step, Country by country, From east to west, And north to south, Culture fighting culture, Tradition struggling tradition, Religion prodding religion, Race killing race, Nationality prevaricating nationality, Men predating women, Power strangling, Dictators glorified, Women pained, Children borne, Bombs blasted in the air, People died. …
Its, A Mother’s Day Poem
Mouths starved.
Necks choked.
Shoulders bruised.
Torsos kicked.
These its,
These puny its have no voices.
But It’s Mother’s Day
What do you hear,” the child asked the Prophet, curious to know what was happening below the heavenly atmosphere they lived in, “What do you hear?” “I hear mothers mourning over the lost of their young.” “But it’s Mother’s Day,” the child replied. “Oh, how well I know that,” answered the Prophet. “So tell me …
A Special Mother’s Day Tribute and the Introduction to the Article, But It’s Mother’s Day
This year’s Mother’s Day article, But It’s Mother’s Day, is a tribute to all those mothers who have lived through the agony of having a child precede them in death. No mother expects to see her child leave this earth before she does: it is the mother’s heart that dreams of life–long life– for her …
Walk On 