Although many Mother’s Day celebrations around the world have different origins, traditions and dates, they share a common purpose – to celebrate, respect and recognize mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds.
One of my favorite poems about motherly devotion is Rudyard Kipling’s Mother o’ Mine. It appeared as the dedication in his novel, The Light That Failed (1891) about a painter who goes blind. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Mother o’ Mine
If I were hanged on the highest hill,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine
I know whose love would follow me still,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
If I were drowned in the deepest sea,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine
I know whose tears would come down to me,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
If I were damned of body and soul,
I know whose prayers would make me whole,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
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