As usual, there's plenty more to be thankful for than we are likely to be aware of.
It is so easy to take for granted so much that we benefit from, whereas alarm-bells are quick to ring, as a rule, at much that seems discomforting, disturbing, or detrimental.
My personal life experience has shown me the relevance of making the time to be thankful, especially when we're caught amid the rush of modern life.
MieNet's Pages on Friendship have been aired as a token of my deep appreciation to the wonderful Friends I feel so privilege to have made in so many corners of the world. So are MieNet's Coffee Pages as well, these more broadly intended to convey my heartfelt appreciation to you – personal Friend or not – who take your time to visit me here, at MieNet. And now and then I share as well an extra token of my appreciation to you, be it a new song on line, or a an output of my old hobby in amateur photography, or whatever else.
Having a special respect for the young ones – as well as the elderly – the fun stuff and more especially the educational and the musical fun sections are on line as a token of my appreciation to the young friends that I'm blessed to have made and to all other young ones who honor me with their visit and time. A special corner has long been planned for the elderly. And certainly it will be added to the Sections already on-line.
The Page that you and I are on now, however, transcends all the above, as far as the dimension, depth, intensity of the appreciation that it has been entrusted to convey, a task that challenges my own intimacy with language.
So I beg you to read between the lines, as well as in the sum of lines meant to celebrate Motherly Love.
Should you enjoy the result of this effort (transcribed below),
by Jacqueline Hornor Plumez
you have my permission to copy or print it (whether to share it with someone or to make of it an extra gift to your Mother). In exchange all you need is to cite the full URL of this page, either right below or above the text, as the copyright is of course mine.
Now, if you, too, happen to be a mother, then please take the text below as a small but heartily gift from a mother to another.
In addition to the poems on this page, I have a few other gifts for you, in a well-deserved daily celebration of every Mom, and in celebration of Mother's Day, as well:
An extra poem, in addition to the ones below: What's Important (O Importante, Portuguese translation), could well be a snapshot of the gracious beauty weaving the fabric of a Mother's Heart.
Below are the lines intended to celebrate the sublime experience of Motherly Love
Motherly Love is in a category of its own
And blessed are we who can enjoy it
up to full adulthood
and beyond.
A Unique Love
Love that de-lights in reciprocation
but that does not need to feed on it
whether joyfully or painfully
Motherly Love is
its unequaled caret unshakable
wear-proof
Motherly Love transcends time and space
no matter how distant
Motherly Love is sunny
in all weathers
Motherly Love is full understanding
non-judgmental
being with
immune to whatever despites
more than a true ally
a Divine Accomplice
where Loyalty beyond proof
emerges in sublime colors
Motherly Love is true companionship
whether close or far
Motherly Love is devotion beyond description
beyond retribution, as well
unless we're blessed in adult life
to canalize our own Motherly Love
also toward our Loving Moms
but even then
we don't manage to balance the account
Motherly Love is kind
kinder to us than we, ourselves, could ever be
Motherly Love is beyond forgiving
(here's a needless word in her dictionary)
a Mother's Heart is woven in Love
beats Love
pumps Love
purifies all emotional fall-outs
into Love
Motherly Love is silently wishing
faithfully praying
though always ready to accept
and virtuously offer her blessings
should her children choose different
The language of Motherly Love
is likewise void of self-prefixed terms –
self-reward, self-interest, self-...
Motherly Love reaches out
offers
donates
Motherly Love is the gentle caress
of a balmy Summer breeze
flowing throughout the Seasons
Motherly Love is soothing
though Motherly Love is rock-solid
iron-strong
Motherly Love is protective
Motherly Love is caring
Motherly Love is supportive
Motherly Love is bountiful hugging
well beyond the arm's reach
Motherly Love is pure bliss
Ah!...Motherly Love?
Unconditional Love
Love kin to the Divine
sublimely beautiful
All the diamonds on Earth
All the flowers on Earth
All the chocolates on Earth
are too small a token
of how precious
how gracefully gracious
how sweet . . .
They all fall so short of evoking
the gratitude
the appreciation
(both, just as well, way beyond words)
that a Mother's Heart deserves
not only on Her Day
but truly
at every moment of her existence !
Thus also these broken meters
set a'flowing in the virtual stream
where perhaps, at a quantum level,
that which has found language inadequate, gauche
to convey
can ultimately meander its way somehow
into my mother's heart
and in that Sacred Chamber
gently place
a most loving kiss
of appreciation
of gratitude
of filial esteem!
Celebrating 
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