The Joy of Motherhood

( Dedicated to the two most wonderful people, Papiyo and Mamo, that I love and have come to respect so dearly…love you loads mum and dad!!! )

Oh! What great joy,
the joy of motherhood.
Oh! What great joy.

As I bask in the euphoria
of motherhood, I remember
a mother who laboured
night and day for me.
I remember a father
who stood by her
all those long sleepless years.

I sit and think
of all the years they
watched me grow and blossom
from infanthood to motherhood
loving me through the thick and thin
OH! How I bless their gentle souls
for what great treasure they are to me.

Oh! Behold motherhood
a land for all,
but for the few
so unique in its magnificent glory
so daunting in its radiant beauty
Oh! What great joy it brings,
to be called a mother.

© Oluwagbeminiyi Abiola Alli 2004