UGLY IS A MYTH
Bigirwenkya Hudson Ndahura 1997 (Kampala)
Mother, her own self she doesn't bother
To her children she gives a roof, and also their goodies she is to gather
Her children's education, she secures
With this determination, a lot she endures
To their world, she is to be mocked
To my world, her blessings are to be marked
Long live, Oh, my mother
With that much love, you are to be considered a father.
About this poem
The poem is about an aging woman, mother who is considered outdated and archaic but she sacrifices her happiness for her children's well-being.
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Written on May 20, 1997
Submitted by bigirwenkyahudson on September 17, 2022
Modified on April 02, 2023
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Scheme | AA BB XX AA |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 358 |
Words | 70 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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