To Mum

She's like the garden that she tends
Nurturing the seeds she sows
A shoot begins a bud appears
Defends it proudly as it grows

Thro spring and summer till harvest time
A perfect fruit its sweetness right
The garden full in autums prime
Its bounty shared thro winter's rime

Far from the garden now I grow
Among the tares of foreign soil
Yet proud to bloom and tend my own
Knowing where my roots were sown

So strong an sure she always seems
But gentle yet as summer rain
With time to nurture love and care
A blossom that we all can share

Midi: My Bonnie