God made a wonderful mother,
A mother who never grows old;
He made her smile of the sunshine,
And He moulded her heart of pure gold;
In her eyes He placed bright shining stars,
In her cheeks fair roses you see;
God made a wonderful mother,
And He gave that dear mother to me.

Pat O'Reilly

MOTHER

M is for the million things she gave me,
O means only that she's growing old,
T is for the tears she shed to save me,
H is for her heart of purest gold;
E is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
R means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell MOTHER,
A word that means the world to me.

Howard Johnson 1915

Once upon a memory
Someone wiped away a tear
Held me close and loved me,
Thank you, Mother dear.

A Mother's Blessing

Of all the special joys in life,
The big ones and the small,
A mother's love and tenderness
Is the greatest of them all.

Richer than Gold

You may have tangible wealth untold;
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be,
I had a mother who read to me.

Strickland Gillilan 1869-1954

To My Other Mother

You are the other Mother I received,
The day I wed your son.

And I want to thank you Mom,
For the loving things you've done.

You've given me a gracious Man,
With whom I share my life.

You are his lovely Mother,
And I his lucky Wife.

You used to pat his little head,
And now I hold his hand.

You raised in love a little boy,
And then gave me the Man.