Sunday 13 June 2010

mother of mine

When William Butler wrote that line-
"When you are old and grey and full of sleep
what was he thinking, I wouldn't know
I hope he did not mean it as a theory
he was generalizing, I presume
one look at my mother, his theory fails
she is old (don't tell her that!)
but not grey and is full of activity
a radiant heroine in her own way

"and she ended with a daughter who is always tired"

20 comments:

  1. The daughter would never be tired of thinking .. that's for certain.. very well expressed..respects to your mother..

    ReplyDelete
  2. hooray for mums! and how nice you thought of yours for this prompt :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. This is so lovely - I'm still smiling! Thanks so much for your continued support of Carry On Tuesday. It makes all that work worthwhile.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Very neat...my mother's daughter is always tired, too!!

    ReplyDelete
  5. My mum is young, not gray, but tired, with a daughter who can't keep still - she's a great sister though, and my mum is great too.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Your only as old as you feel, and people who feel young tend to look young too.

    ReplyDelete
  7. A rather attractive wry last comment but hey - need to keep the family in balance! Enjoyed this!

    ReplyDelete
  8. William Blake could write but perhaps he was not so observant. Parents can always be industrious superheroes, let's hope we are to our children too.

    I loved your description of your mother as a "radiant heroine".

    ReplyDelete
  9. beautiful homage to yr mother ...

    ReplyDelete
  10. nice tribute to a mother...you'll begi to wake up as you get older.

    ReplyDelete
  11. same here. If I have to describe my mother in one word it is life and one word description of me is dead

    ReplyDelete
  12. he he. Enjoyed the way u put it here. Plz drop by n c my post for this week's poetry train as well.

    www.deepteshpoetry.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  13. How is it that our mothers have more energy than we do? My own mother amazes me.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Not to sound, you know, grandiose, or anything but I fear he was talkin about me...

    ReplyDelete
  15. 'radiant heroine' I loved that description of your mother. These lines reminded me of my mother too who is always busy with something or the other.

    ReplyDelete
  16. What a fabulous testimony to your mother. I pray my children will write of me like this some day (except I am already grey and definitely NOT old!)

    BRAVA, my friend, for your fine words.

    Read my Carry On Tuesday Poem here.

    ReplyDelete
  17. That was a nice take!! Hurrah for Moms - aren't they the best?:)

    ReplyDelete
  18. Very critical to the own point of view. Hopefully it is not show but the start of change ;-)

    Best wishes
    Ralf

    ReplyDelete
  19. Gautami,

    Nice tribute to your mother. And you always tired, I doubt.

    Take care

    ReplyDelete
  20. sucks to be you at the moment then aye?

    ReplyDelete