Open Poetry #13 |
For all the hard working mothers out there!! |
ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
If you were to add up the salaries for all the jobs that a mother performs throughout the year, how much would her services be worth? According to a report in 'The Washington Post', she would recieve $508,700 a year! This figure is based on a study of median salaries for occupations that mothers typically perform. These are some of the 17 occupations included in the report, along with their average annual salary: Child-care worker, $13,000; bus driver, $32,000; psychologist, $29,000; animal caretaker $17,000; registered nurse $35,000; excutive chef, $40,000; and general office clerk, $19,000. According to Ric Eldemen, chairman of the financial services company that conducted the study, these figures do not take into account such expenses as Social Security and other retired benefits. . . Repost: A namesake kin a mother's touch the breath of life her endless love. Her swollen dreams the growing watch are mother's gifts we gain a spot. Like an open moon she leaves her mind, like a common poet her reasons rhyme. The burden light we tow the line for mother's love we make the time. His master's voice wound up to spin played yesterday and fashioned friends and mother's breast held fantasies were playgrounds where young hearts were free and Jolson's made me love you lines were heard when new born infants cried. Dear mother's care pursues on call like sun shines through a waterfall, like snow melts in suns of spring and little things like mother's wing. Lying words disguised as wise fall on mother's love that never dies. Her breast loved champions arise with mother's love the guiding light. His masters's voice wound up to spin played love songs to young mothers when golden dawns brought days of peace and candlelight brought easy sleep. True rhapsodies flowed through the point with analogs for mother's joy. Celtrue2000@E3B1G9 The role of poetry is to utter the un-utterable; to open up spaces of consciousness and resistance; to language oppressions; to re-language historie [This message has been edited by ethome (edited 04-27-2001).] |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Like an open moon she leaves her mind, like a common poet her reasons rhyme. The burden light we tow the line for mother's love we make the time. His master's voice wound up to spin played yesterday and fashioned friends and mother's breast held fantasies were playgrounds where young hearts were free and Jolson's made me love you lines were heard when new born infants cried. Dear mother's care pursues on call like sun shines through a waterfall, like snow melts in suns of spring and little things like mother's wing. Lying words disguised as wise fall on mother's love that never dies. Her breast loved champions arise with mother's love the guiding light. ===================== you just need to be kissed for this one the respect and devotion in this tribute to mothers love is simply beautiful this is a wonderful piece of writing Eric... your heart and wisdom always shine in your words. Though my soul may sit in darkness, |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Your heart is showing, Ethome... and a good heart it is! |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
This is absolutely wonderful!! ( now add teacher to that list of jobs..... I home school ) SEA |
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Coco Junior Member
since 2001-01-28
Posts 48 |
Ethome, I send ya teddybear hugs PoetFriend for your lovely poem just made me smile so bright today... |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
When was the last time I told you how wonderful you are? That long huh? You are amazing my sweet poet man.... |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
It is so good to read your work again Live for love. Without love, you don't live. |
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OLIAS Senior Member
since 2000-06-20
Posts 1090Pearl city Iowa |
Superb testament to motherhood, well penned and written with great conviction I enjoyed. Regards, Olias. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Thank you my gentle poet pal, for this....I have copied your figures to show to a certain someone, although I added a few um...well, let's just call it entertainment tax! ROF....LAUGHING? hee hee hee. Thanks, again, lovie, for the smile today! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Excellent tribute written so very well... great job! |
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