Happy Mother's Day

A Mother's love is something that no one can explain
It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may,
For nothing can destroy it or take that love away. . .

It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking,
And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking
It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns,
And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems. . .

It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation,
And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation
A many splendor miracle man cannot understand
And another wondrous evidence of God's tender guiding hand. . .

(written by Helen Steiner Rice)