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Elizabeth Santos
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0 posted 2001-03-03 08:23 AM


What a Mother Cannot Do

To you, dear son, I offer love
And blessings from the Lord above
May God go with you on your way
As you pursue a brighter day

I’ve loved and nurtured you since birth
And given you a sense of worth
Within our principles we live
But there are things I cannot give

I cannot choose which path to take
Or which decisions you should make
I watch with pride the ways you grow
But cannot pay the debts you owe

In your elation I rejoice
But only echoing your voice
Beside your sorrow I can sit
But you must bear the weight of it

Whatever brings you inner peace
I cannot question that belief
A broken heart I cannot mend
Nor can I choose your dearest friend

I cannot judge the things you do
For I am not the soul of you
For every hardship that you bear
My spirit is not full aware

For all the things you’ve come to learn
For all the glory you have earned
You are the one who traveled far
You are the one who grabbed a star

I only led a child’s hand
Those years you didn’t understand
But somewhere in the dark of night
Your young and eager wings took flight

I‘ve given what was meant to give
But it was you who learned to live
Please know that from a mother's heart
Love will abundantly impart

Elizabeth Santos



[This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (edited 03-03-2001).]

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Nan
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1 posted 2001-03-03 08:36 AM


This sounds a bit like my "EmptiNesst"... It's wonderfully bittersweet watching them become what you've spent so many years striving for, isn't it, Liz?... This is a superb piece...
Sunshine
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2 posted 2001-03-03 08:47 AM


Ah Yes Lady Santos....once on their own, we cannot rescue them from their choices, only give moral and loving support...

well done!

DreamLess
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3 posted 2001-03-03 10:41 AM


those are the most wonderful words i read,
a mother said to a son..
and they are so much honest cause it comes from the most true love in a heart of any humanbeing


WRITTEN BY ME..(17 YRS HIGHSCHOOL GIRL)
EASY ON ME.. I'M JUST AN AMATEUR

ethome
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4 posted 2001-03-03 10:55 AM


Wonderful words of wisdom Elizabeth.....eventually the mother has to let go and let the young man grow on his own. That's hard for some mothers but they all should read this poem it would help them. It's true there are so many things a mother can do for a son while he's growing but after that she must realize he's going to take on his own life of prupose, happiness and pain...I love the last part because I know it's so true...a mother's love never dies...bravo! to you for this write!

The poet is like a cocoon; in him the caterpillar of the past finds rest, and from him the butterfly of the future emerges.

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5 posted 2001-03-03 11:16 AM


I think that I might give this to my own mother. . .

Thank you Liz. . .

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Denise
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6 posted 2001-03-03 12:13 PM


So true, so true...this touched my heart, Elizabeth.
Elizabeth
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7 posted 2001-03-03 06:38 PM


I'm looking forward to the day when I have my children...thank you for showing me what it's like to be a mom.
Mother_Earth
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8 posted 2001-03-03 09:34 PM


Elizabeth,
This is truely from a mother's heart. I wish I could pratice the words of wisdom you wrote. Hugs, ME

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