Analysis of "Love of a Mother"



A mother's love comes so simple never complains, giving to many kisses.

She's always there when you need her most. Finding time, with time to listen. Knowing that they genuinely care.

Cleaning, washing, wiping our noses, showing, nurturing one's mind to think beyond our years.

God made  mothers curved out of dust, born into "His: own image, bone of bones and flesh of my flesh.

Young ones, old ones, ages in between what does it mean to be a mother?

Being quiet, gentle, softly spoken, and whispering love near our ears.

Passing on values, when daughters become mothers, hoping and praying, remember the same. Without reservation we know what it is to have a love, love of a mother.

Respecting one's talent, big ones, little ones, and right in the middle.

Birth mothers, God mothers, foster mothers, adopted mothers, no matter how they're names. Validate their beauty, gifted from God's love.

Knowing and feeling a love of a mother spiritually sits and ask for nothing in return.

Now I enjoy and appreciate the love of a mother.


Scheme X X A X B A B X X X B
Poetic Form
Metre 0101111010011011010 1111110110111110101110001 101010101010100111101101 11101111101111011101111 111110001111111010 1010101010010011101 10110110011010010010010101011111110111010 01011011101010010 11011010100101011011110011010111 1001001101010000101110001 11010010011010
Characters 1,040
Words 197
Sentences 15
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 73
Words per line (avg) 16
Letters per stanza (avg) 73
Words per stanza (avg) 16

About this poem

This poem was created and dedicated for my mother on Mother's Day - May 13, 2007.

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Written on May 13, 2007

Submitted by slm06 on December 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Sherrie L. (McLaurin) Johnson

Sherrie L. (McLaurin) Johnson started writing poetry at a young age. "Music in the Air" was published on Poetry.com. "Love of a Mother was dedicated to my mother on Mother's Day - May 13, 2007. more…

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