to my mother on mother's day (2017)

to she who knows
true compassion
for another
to she who is
selfless
embodiment of love
how does one
give thanks?

snow peas

round and round

it's always been like this
hasn't it?
you and me
walking together
helping each other along
through those moments
when the path seems too difficult or too long
picking each other up out of the dirt
when we stumble and fall
again
and again
smiling
laughing
crying
together
circling round and round
in some beginningless
some endless
love
i can't remember it being otherwise