Peace of Mind

30/03/2025

30/03/2025

For all the Mother Figures...

A Day For All Mothers

This day is for Mothers, the old and the new
The ones who gave birth and the ones that we choose
The ones that chose us for good or for bad
The ones that were strong and who had to play Dad

All Mothers regardless of how they became
Can be proud of the title, you earn't the name
It's something deserved and we give it with love
For having our backs when push comes to shove

No matter on how you came to be known
No doubt it was through endless love that was shown
No single feat earned you the right to claim this day
It was from giving your all in your own special way

And to those special Angels who are no longer here
We need you to know that we'll always care
We're sending our love, wherever you are
Love knows no boundaries be you near or so far

So today is a day we get to give thanks
To the people who loved us and gave us the chance
To grow into the wonders we were destined to be
For loving us regardless of our family tree

A Mother is a figure of love and of light
And not everyone gets to have done it all right
But I'm thankful to all the Mothers out there
So sending out blessings to you all, everywhere.

By L D Culnane

30/03/2025

I learned from my mother
That women are strong
That life can be difficult
But we go on

She taught to be soft
On those finding life hard
To help protect those
Who’ve already been scarred

To work when I need to
But otherwise play
That night time’s for dreaming
But so is the day

To be gentle with those
Who are tough on themselves
To share out my love
But save some for myself

To stand up to those
Who would walk over me
To hold up my head
When I’m down and feel weak

To only apologise
When I am wrong
To know that there’s always
A place I belong

To trust in my future
And treasure my past
To smash it each time
That the ceiling is glass

To find the lessons
In relationships lost
Because some things in life
Are not worth what they cost

But what she taught most
About life and of worth
Was that it is only
The best I deserve

And maybe your mother
Has taught you the same
But if she has not
Well, then I’m here today

To say that you too
Deserve only the best
To live out the life
That exists in your head

To find your own strength
And to dream and stand tall
To trust you might fly
When you think you could fall

So never stop dreaming
And never give up
Because, one thing I've learned?
You are worthy of love

💗💗

Becky Hemsley 2022
Lovely artwork by Vicki Wade Fine Art

This poem is from my second collection here
https://a.co/d/alTSVTZ

29/12/2024

As the year comes to a close,
it is a time for reflection –
a time to release old thoughts and beliefs
and forgive old hurts.
Whatever has happened in the past year,
the New Year brings fresh beginnings.
Exciting new experiences and relationships await.
Let us be thankful for the blessings of the past
and the promise of the future..

Peggy Toney Horton ✨

Artist Credit: Jungsuk Lee