Ode to Betty Lou

When I was younger, I used to write corny yet sincere emotion poetry.  When my grandfather retired, I wrote a poem about how each day he would eat at the table, with his beautiful wife Mable.  When dealing with my grandma's death, I wrote about her habit, of smoking like a carrot eating rabbit.  I don't think in all those years I ever wrote a poem for my amazing mother!  So for this Mother's Day, I am going to see if the old brain still has that corny creativity left.

I often wonder what the world would do,
Without my amazing mom, Betty Lou.
Where do I even start,
To describe such a kind and generous heart.

Birthdays and all holidays she does celebrate,
With 'prizes' that are always first rate.
She puts such thought and care,
In every gift, even Christmas underwear.

She is always there to lend a hand,
PTA, Girl Scouts, Clean City, and across the land.
She taught me about a servant heart,
And in your home is where you must start.

Growing up I wasn't an easy child,
Kind of crazy, maybe a little wild.
But her kindness and patience saw me through,
And showed me exactly what a MOM should do.

She loves us all through thick and thin,
Even when we were late and sneaking in.
She loved me when I put her to the test,
And proved once again as a MOM she is the best!

We miss her when we are apart,

But we see her face with each day start.
Because as I look into the mirror,
More and more each day her face seems to appear.

It really isn't so bad,
To look like the best MOM ever had!
And there is no one else on earth,
That I would want to have given me birth.

And though we tease and joke around,
I hope she knows she is the best to be found.
She has given love and so much more to all,
She deserves her own Hall of Fame wall.

And now as I am older I understand why,
That as she reads this she will cry.
I hope she knows I love her most,
And forever about her, I will boast.

Each day I hope and pray,
That as my children talk of me someday,
They love and respect me too,
As much as I do you, Betty Lou!!!