Mothers are special
Mothers are the best
They are like buttons
They hold everything together
Mothers are like flowers
like the Rose of
Sharon
like Nigella Damascena
beautiful and graceful
Mothers are like ballerinas
swirling around
like in
satin-lined jewelry boxes
doing the splits, even touching their
toes
I sometimes wonder how they do this
spreading themselves too thin
somersaulting like dolphins
always
charming and buoyant