“Leave this town,”
my mother said
These three words
live in my head
“I love this town,”
my mother told
But you are young
and I am old
“The world is wide,”
my mother taught
These four words
I seized and sought
“Enjoy the world,”
my mother shared
and thanks to her
I did and dared
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The poem "Mother" is lyrical, inspiring, and guiding, written in common diction in which the poet as the central character acts upon his mother's voice as the world is wide and staying only...
Mother Said
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Mark Bird
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Published by Family Friend Poems March 2022 with permission of the Author.
ABOUT THE POET:
Mark Bird is a primary teacher in London who has loved writing since the age of 11. He discovered poetry when he found an old tatty book of poems by A.A. Milne. Mark writes because he enjoys inventing characters, places and events that never existed before. He loves to write inspirational poems and stories; whether that be humorous narratives or work exploring children’s emotions. Mark has had his children’s poems published by Gill Education, The Caterpillar magazine and most recently, in Macmillan’s “The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems.”
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