MOTHER--1919 

On Mother's Day, my mother, 
My thoughts go forth to you, 
Across the miles between us 
To bear this message true: 

To say how much I love you. 
And every day I find, 
Though your're far away, how closely
 Your life is touching mine. 
 
 The years I've had you near me, 
 Your faithful tenderness,
 The many things you taught me, 
 How even yet they bless. 
 
 So, dear, I want to tell you, 
 How much you mean to me; 
 How I find through your example, 
 Love and truth and purity.
 
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