I've never fancied Mothers' Day;
in fact, I almost hate it.
I don't like all that lavish praise.
I never feel I rate it.
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What a wonderful poem to post on Mother's Day! I'm sure your children don't really have that many blunders to forgive! Congratulations for the placement of this poem in that contest and for the publication in the Panorama!
This poem took third place in the Utah State Poetry Society contest in 2010 and was published in Panorama (by UTSPS) Volume 29,2010.
What a great mother's day poem! You have brought a tear to my eye, thinking of my own mother!