With Mother’s Day around the corner, I started thinking about the everyday ways moms show their love. My poem She Is is a nod to those small comforts: a porch light left on, a warm quilt on a rainy night, fresh-baked bread with butter and jam.
This is a revision of a poem I wrote a few years ago. It’s good to revisit our work and find new meaning in familiar lines. Take a moment to write a simple tribute to your own mom. Sometimes, just putting it into words is enough.
She is
She is my front porch light
warm glow watching night,
as welcome mat whispers “home.”
Umbrella, abandoned, left
still propped by door, waiting, alone
vital role ignored, bereft
She is soft quilt wrapped extra tight
blocking chill of rain-drenched night
as dreams find shelter, softly rest
Soft warm butter melts and meets
freezer jam spread on fresh-baked bread
mom’s morning promise, wholly complete
Writing a Tribute to Someone You Love
Writing a tribute to someone important in your life invites you to reflect on the everyday moments that define your connection. It is in the small gestures like the light left on, the warmth of a quilt, the taste of homemade bread that love is quietly expressed. Through these simple images, we find the essence of what that person means to us, captured in lines that honor their presence.
Take a moment to write a poetic tribute to your own mother, even if you never share it with anyone. Sometimes, the act of writing is its own form of gratitude.
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” — Maya Angelou