This wonderful poem was posted on The Well Trained Mind message boards and I thought it was just wonderful! So here is my gift to you on this Mother's Day. Read to your children and you will be blessed!
The Reading Mother
I had a Mother who read to me
Sagas of pirates who scoured the sea,
Cutlasses clenched in their yellow teeth,
"Blackbirds" stowed in the hold beneath
I had a Mother who read me lays
Of ancient and gallant and golden days;
Stories of Marmion and Ivanhoe,
Which every boy has a right to know.
I had a Mother who read me tales
Of Gelert the hound of the hills of Wales,
True to his trust till his tragic death,
Faithfulness blent with his final breath.
I had a Mother who read me the things
That wholesome life to the boy heart brings-
Stories that stir with an upward touch,
Oh, that each mother of boys were such!
You may have tangible wealth untold;
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be-
I had a Mother who read to me.
~Strickland Gillian
May 8, 2005
Happy Mother's Day!
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Nope, sorry, not a measly 6 million laying around in my checking account this week. Darn!
Happy Mothers Day to you to Laney!
{{{{hugs}}}}
-dawn
Happy Mom's Day to you too! Thanks for the great poem.
I love this poem! I used to hand this out to my classes when we talked about literacy in early childhood. I hope you had a great Mother's Day!
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