A mother’s tear is a heavy weight

          To bear

For in that tiny drop of water

          We find so much to weigh

That small drop has all the love

          She has given

Each and everyday

Her fragile shoulders must support

          The load

Of everything her children ever do

          From waking to slumber

And all the growing in between

          All the emotions she will

Ever need you’ll find

          In that tiny drop of saline

And when she reaches out to

          Give love

To a child who is not there

          To receive love

The tears are heavier still

For when its only her

          As it is so often

And no one else to share

          The care, the love,

The hurt, the healing,

          All the pleasure

All the pain, losses and gains

Only the mother to bear

          The weight that is a

Mother’s tear

          Then the weight is heavier

When the shoulders of the loves

          In her life

Are not around in her moments

          Of strife

When she struggles to stand

          When the emotions are grand

And bear the weight of

          That tiny little tear

To hold out a hand to help her rise

          To hold her tight when

She breaks and cries

A mother’s tear is a heavy

          Weight to bear

When the love it is for

          Is not there to kiss it away

tsh/ 8_2009