Mothers and Daughters
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
May 13, 2017 12:50pm CST
Ever looked into the mirror
and right there you see your mother?
and when your daughter you espy
she looks like you in days gone by.
She is June to your December
but your youth you do remember,
and words your mother said to you
you say to her, they are not new.
Now that your looks have somewhat fled
and fellows look at her instead,
you don't mind as she's your daughter,
she'll remember what you've taught her.
You are so proud that she's your child,
you know that she won't turn out wild,
what e'er she does, she's in your heart
of that she'll always be a part.
But now your roles may be reversed,
she loves you though you're at your worst,
and if perhaps you should need care,
she is the rock who will be there.
A poem for Mothers' Day in the US. If you are lucky enough to still have your mother, cherish her and make sure she knows it.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
13 May 17
A beautiful poem so well written!!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
13 May 17
@chrissbergstrom Thank you, I'm pleased you like it - perhaps I'd better do one for 'mothers and sons'!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
13 May 17
@chrissbergstrom Look forward to seeing your post.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
13 May 17
@jaboUK hehe yes maybe, I plan to make a very special post for my mom either later tonight or tomorrow sometime.
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@JudyEv (339355)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 May 17
Lovely poem and so true. There is that saying 'be kind to your children. They'll be the ones choosing your nursing home'. It's Mothers' Day here but my son thought it was like weekend so I've received a card and a phone call. I'm pretty sure he'll ring again. And maybe my son from Ireland will ring if he remembers. he often rings on 'their' Mothers' Day so he gets brownie points for that.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 May 17
Great Poem Jabo.
It was last Sunday here but I will think of it again tomorrow so that will be the third one I am thinking of and celebrating in my own quiet way.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
13 May 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 I wasn't aware that Spain had a different day for it too.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
14 May 17
@jaboUK
Yes it was last Sunday and Fathers Day is always on March the 19th.
Not something I really like to remember at times.
But I do love your Poem Jan.
Have a great Weekend ahead.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
14 May 17
@jaboUK That is a very good touching poem.Happy mother's day ,even though it is on a different day there.That photo of the beautiful Begonia is stunning.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
14 May 17
@silvermist Thanks, the same to you. I'm glad you like the begonia, I'll have lots more in my garden later on this year.
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@Marilynda1225 (82685)
• United States
13 May 17
That certainly is a beautiful poem Janet. I have three daughters so it was especially touching to me . Happy Mothers Day to you too (do you celebrate Mothers Day there?)
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
13 May 17
@Marilynda1225 Hi Marilyn - yes but our Mothers' Day is in March. I'm pleased you like the poem, thank you.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16754)
• China
14 May 17
Good Poem ! As you see your daughter,you would see yourself in youthful days and feel a great affection for her.I think even though my parents have passed away,they are still alive in a sense, because I have inherited the physical and mental qualities from both of them .
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
14 May 17
@changjiangzhibin89 That's it exactly - our parents live on in the genes they passed on to us, which we then pass on to our offspring ( if we are lucky enough to have any).
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@mp30032012 (114)
• Pune, India
14 May 17
Moms never leave their children ever in her whole life and her after life also...So what she is not physically present with you, but she was always with you...She is always with you... and She will be with you for ever..ever and ever...MOM IS MOM and no one can replace her even GOD...Her Blessings are always with you, So always be happy....
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@RasmaSandra (79618)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 May 17
What a wonderful poem so heartwarming. I miss my mom she was a lovely woman. However I do not resemble here I resemble my dad. Hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
13 May 17
@RasmaSandra I never thought I resembled my mother until I was about 60, and then all of a sudden there she was in the mirror. My own ndaughter looks a bit like me too.
We never really stop missing our mums do we?
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
16 May 17
@RasmaSandra Yes, I felt like that too.
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@RasmaSandra (79618)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 May 17
@jaboUK nope we always miss them. For me it is that sometimes even now I would like to ask her some advice because to me it would be important to know. I remember when she first passed away I would be coming home thinking it will be alright I will ask mom. WHO AM I GOING TO ASK????
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
13 May 17
@andriaperry Thank you Andria, I appreciate you saying that.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
15 May 17
@jaboUK This was a little hard to read because...well ya know. But I still made it through and wanted to say it was lovely.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
15 May 17
@VivaLaDani13 Yes, sorry about that Dani
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
20 May 17
Lovely poem. I do cherish my mother. Visit her as often as I can. Hoping my granddaughter feels better today so we can visit her. She adores her great-granddaughter and seeing her smile is wonderful.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
22 May 17
@jaboUK she loves it. Had to miss our visit this week. Little Miss has the stomach bug. Passed it on to us too.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
23 May 17
@ElusiveButterfly Sorry to hear that, I hope you all recover soon.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
20 May 17
@ElusiveButterfly Your mother must adore it when you take her great-granddaughter to see her.
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@tammys85 (30065)
• Baltimore, Maryland
16 May 17
@jaboUK You're welcome! Thanks, it's nice to see you too! :) I'm sorry about that; I keep falling behind on my interactions and/or notifications. :-/ I need to try to be around a lot more. I'm too exhausted to post today so I'm going through everything for the day.
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@rebelann (112770)
• El Paso, Texas
15 May 17
Perhaps it ran a little different in our family, I looked in the mirror and saw my dad only feminine it's the other kid that favor ma.
But all those habits, both good and bad, that I have are just like mom's.
Long ago I told myself I wasn't going to do what she did ..... but it seems I'm doing pretty much exactly what she did, now I have to unlearn what I learned 
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@rebelann (112770)
• El Paso, Texas
16 May 17
It's kinda scary @jaboUK
In 2008 mom had so much junk mail all in one place, on her kitchen table. We couldn't sit to eat there anymore so I finally told her I would help her sort through it but she said no because she didn't want me to throw away anything important ..... after finding coupons from 1998 under a portion of the pile she finally gave me the ok to sort through it.
I hadn't actually paid a lot of attention to it prior to 2008, but now I worry I'm going to do the same thing YIKES 
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
18 May 17
@jaboUK , yes, as you say, we need to cherish our Mums while we can and that is more clear to me than ever. She is fighting through each obstacle, Janet, the Autumn night air is terrible for her lungs but she is one determined lady and is fighting on
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 May 17
my mother left us 9 years ago. i am now the mother of my son, who i believe, loves me so much.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
20 May 17
@ridingbet I felt bad about leaving sons out of my poem - perhaps I'll write one about mothers and sons next year
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
22 May 17
@ridingbet I'll have to see if I can think of one.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
22 May 17
@jaboUK i will be waiting for that poem my friend.
by the way, father's day here will be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. are you going to make a poem about 'fathers and sons'?
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@Gabugs (1895)
• United States
14 May 17
I loved the poem; so beautifully penned @jaboUK Indeed yes, mothers and daughters have so much more in common than just looks. Alas! I don't have this idea as I have two sons whom I adore and they love me to the moon and back!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to you and your lovely daughter.
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