Extravagant Mother

We had so much

And what we lacked

We didn’t know

Being blessed to heaven and back

Because we had

An extravagant mother

Extravagant with her time

Extravagant with her patience

And extravagant with her love

It never occurred to us back then

Of all she did without

‘Did you get anything for me?’

I still hear eager voices shout

As she returned from a day to town

To purchase necessities

I don’t ever recall her saying

'Don’t touch cause

It’s for me'

We had so much though I suppose

When it came to things

Some of the kids most likely thought

We didn’t have much

Of anything

But I know now

And I thank God

For the blessings he gave us above any other

For we had the beautiful love

Of a very extravagant Mother

© Janet Martin

Happy 70^th Birthday, Mom

I love you~