When Mother reads aloud, I longNow as a father of two, I still have vivid memories of my mother reading aloud from the Chronicles of Narnia, the Little House on the Prairie books, and In Grandma's Attic. This is the sustained work of mothers over many years, and not just on one celebrated day of the year.
For noble deeds to do -
To help the right, redress the wrong;
It seems so easy to be strong,
So simple to be true.
Oh, thick and fast the visions crowd
My eyes, when Mother reads aloud.
[from Favorite Poems Old and New p32]
The day after Mother's Day
May 10, 2010
On Mother's Day, fathers and children make cards, buy flowers, and create gifts to express their love and appreciation for Mom. On the day-after-Mother's-Day, it is back to the responsibilities and joys of parenting. And so on this day-after-Mother's-Day, it is fitting to celebrate one of the most important roles that a mother can play in the words of a poem:
