Mother's Day Poetry Contest

Rules:
1. No pre-written work
2. No abcb poem
(ex. roses are red
violets are blue
candy's sweet
and so are you)
3. No more than 20 lines (5 stanzas)
4. Must be HAPPY. No 'I hate mother's day' stuff
5. Has to be written about some female you're related/know (mother, sister, cousin, friend etc.)

Prizes:
1st. Comment/Vote 8 poems
2nd. Commnet/Vote 4 poems
3rd. Comment/Vote 2 poems

Get started ^^ contest ends 5.13.06

Grandma

Hello Grandma
It's me again
I love you, Grandma
My love for you will never end

Grandma, please smile and think of me when I'm away
Have a wonderful time and a great mother's day
I love you, grandma; I just turned 13
I can't always be a baby, but you can always love me

Grandma, please eat lots of delicious food
The time I spend with you always makes me feel good
Grandma, I promise I'll give you a present
But for now I can just give you a letter of love

Grandma, thanks for being alive
Live very long
Grandma, I admire you
You're so stubborn and strong

You've survived more than 80 years (that's very long)

Grandma, I'll miss you
Talk to you soon
I want you to know I'll always love you

_____Mother_____
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The clock has always been so alive
But let me recall the moments past
It wasn`t the air that made me survive
You were the reason why I could last

You`d hold me tight until I fell asleep
And if the mattress would dare turn wet
Into the dampness you`d slowly creep
And I`d be dry on your side of the bed

Can you recall your beloved amethyst robe?
The wintry day when I had a runny nose
There were no tissues in the wardrobe
Your dress wiped it, then you held me close

Sometimes I`d sleep in the rose-pink cot
And you`d sing to me till the moon had sunk
Same lullaby your weary mind had thought
But I`d stare with eyes that never shrunk

Those dusks in the park when I wanted to swing
And you`d push, because my legs couldn`t reach
I`d shout with joy, and I`d feel like a king
You`d keep pushing, though feverish and weak

You were the one who taught me to walk
To button my shirt and tie my shoes
We must open doors only after a knock
When the road forks, we must wisely choose

I`d come crying when I`d skin my knee
And you would wipe the tears off my face
Never have I seen and never will I see
Love, greater than the warmth of your embrace

Your love cannot be overridden by any god
The love that I know I can never repay
Any attempt I make, I know will have flawed
Because I love you more than three words can say...
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Dhaval 2006.
I Love My Mom