Durda Vukelic-Rozic, CR

 

 

Haiku   Celebrating Mother's Day May 9, 2010   spring rain her window purple with irises in the yard     Free Verse   Growing up   Happy am I nowadays For I can touch her arms Wash her hair And gaze into her eyes For a long time She cannot hurry any longer Tied to her bed There's nothing she must do And I'm selfishly happy To have my mummy for me. Yet, I run through our garden And the yard Taking care of Children and our home dog, cat Vegetables and flowers And her home Cooking, ironing Feeding birds And loving them all With a smile My legs in pain Thinking over and over again How for God's sake Could she do all that For almost eighty years?     My Mother - Hero   In the heart of Western civilization Before giving you World War Two They gave you A hoe Instead of A pencil So you were Hoeing your Long, long way And strong will I admire you Mother You are my hero And there are no others