<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=451641" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Mothers' Forever Stay</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">When the storm raged<br>Fell the trees, <br>Lightening struck<br>And cloud burst, <br>Rain lashed on the roof<br>And tiny white balls <br>Gathered at our door; <br>I remember how I would run<br>With a pounding heart <br>And hide my face in your sari folds<br>Until the storm spent… left.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You took me to the courtyard<br>And pointed at the mango tree; <br>See, the trunk, didn’t yield to wilful storm. <br>It’s grounded with roots deep into the earth.<br>The top shook like you.<br>I nodded as if I understood.<br>All I cared for was her nearness<br>And familiar fragrance.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">As I grew old, her morning chants woke<br>Me from deep slumber, and I lingered in bed<br>Listening to her footsteps… reassured.<br>Looking back, when life threw some difficult tests<br>I had learnt to anchor myself in my breath.<br>Now there are no sari folds<br>But what she told<br>Guides me through highs and lows.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Mother, your little girl is all grown up now, <br>Just because you showed her how.<br>Pray mother, <br>How did you always know <br>What to say? <br>Even today I can feel your presence<br>For mothers never leave, <br>They forever stay.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0">a tribute to my mother on her birthday, written on 1st August.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Mamta+Agarwal">Mamta Agarwal</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=451641" data-title="Mothers' Forever Stay de Mamta Agarwal" data-description="When the storm raged Fell the trees, Lightening struck And cloud burst, Rain lashed on the roof And tiny white balls Gathered at our door; I remember how I would run With a pounding heart And hide my face in your sari folds Until the storm sp..."></div> </div> </div>

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