My Mother

In a dark dawn, I saw a lovely face,    

Was it my mother, sister or someone else?                             

The familiar face looked at me so deeply and close,                          

She kissed me on my small forehead,   

Oh, what a spontaneous touch it was!   

It brought me into the conscious world,   

I realised the meaning of real birth,    

And my face had blossomed like a flower,                             

She grasped me gently to lay in her lap,

And I became a chick under motherly protection,                          

Oh God, what a wonderful affection she had!                               

Like a hen that hatched her maiden chick,                                

I sensed like a toy in a baby's breast,    

Her warmth made me feel like the chamber of the womb,                   

Oh, what a marvellous moment it was!

It realised me the deep feelings of in and out,                               

She spelt something into my little ear,

What was she trying to tell me?          

I didn't know as I was an infant,       

Who had to see, sense and suck?.