A Woman To Know

All of us have a mother and most of us think our own is just fantastic, which is true in all cases. I not only love my mom, as a mother, but as a friend and woman in general. I wrote her this poem for Mothers Day and just thought I'd share it here now. I feel it can apply to all moms, but was written, especially for mine. She is a woman I think everyone should know :) 

She is a woman, she stands proud

She has an infectious joy that lights up any crowd

She's distinguished and mature, but her skin stays young

Laughter and giving is her most familiar song sung

She's always there if you need a word of advice

She has the kind of mind that will entice,

your own mind to dream big dreams

She'll support you no matter how impossible your ideas seem

When you're feeling down, she's the first one to offer you a hug

She doesn't let you sweep your feelings under the rug

She makes you look in the mirror

She makes you face your fears

and right your wrongs 

She is synonymous with the word strong

Thoughtfulness and respect are the two ways to her heart

One look in her eyes and your dishonesty falls apart

She'll read you like a book

She offers a foundation that can't be shook

She is the essence of a woman

A woman to know 

She's that rare kind of woman

The kind you come across and your admiration for her only grows 

If there was any woman to know, it would be she 

Tough and fragile, all at the same time 

She's like the beautiful rings, in a summer breeze, by a wind chime 

Some call her teacher, some call her friend

To me, she is mother, and that's all she's ever been

Beautiful, vivacious, mother of mine

Her spirit too exquisite to stay inside any lines 

She is the kind of woman that walks with a glow

And she is most certainly

A woman to know.