Bringing to light my affections refined
When I think of motherhood and the way its defined
Your heart full of kindness and nurturing by design
As you tend to our family
A virtuous wife and caregiver of canine
As our children are they, our Maddie and Lola like daughters
In the recurring cost of love, wet dog food, and fresh store bought gallon waters
Day in and day out as Maddie cuddles with us in our bed
We fall asleep and you wake up at times with her on your head
Even as you leave for work in the early hours of the morning dawn
She sleeps on your pillow lulled by your scent and keeping it warm while you’re gone
Whimpering and whining at the door to greet
Either grandpa or you in the hopes of a treat
Frustrated at times and impatient with her you may shout even though she can’t hear
Still you stay beside her to comfort her amid the confusion of the silence that may cause her to fear
Now even Lola as she gets older seems to develop the same
As you take them outside to potty and you attempt to call her name
Snappy she’s become at times in her old age cranky as her mother
Yet even so I wouldn’t trade our family for any other
Rambunctious still in moments of play, ever ready to bark at everyone who’s a stranger
Yet calm when held, so dissipates our fearless guard dog, and the illusion of danger
Side eyeing rebel, grandma’s lap thief, and blanket burrowing mole
You are their mother and you tend to them as to children with your heart and your soul
As they save place in your heart for your offspring in heaven that you’ll one day see
But until then you are a mother to them and a beautiful wife to me…
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