Men think they hold the power
but we women know better.
Behind every great man
is an even better woman
who bound his shoe laces
helped him day by day
showed him where
his path should go
with a single-minded thread
and a wish he’d never be
damaged
the mother sends him on
his way.
~*~
© Daydreamertoo *All rights reserved
*One of the shortest and quickest pieces I’ve written.
I truly believe that quote: ‘The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world’
Shared withThe Sunday Whirl #80
Poets United Pantry #121
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Awesome piece. It begins with the beginning.
Mum’s the word…!
Mothers, sisters & wives are often unappreciated…
Oh so true Bren! And it remains true for his whole life. (I suspect, but my son is only 32 so we’ll have to wait and see..lol)
So very true! Smiles.
Hmm..mothers and their sons. How do you explain mothers in law? Some smothers never want to let go of their boys and no woman is ever good enough for them. Not an uncommon situation.
Hurrah for mothers! 😀
Yes, I believe it too ~
Take care and have a good week Bren ~
great quote, and yes, we do know better.
O I wish it were true! It’s true enough about the mother/wife figure, but many of them also give men the power to hold the top jobs and get paid the top everything. So, is it better to know women have power or better to be equal partners in the social economy?
hi dreamer, a very charming poem and oh so true.
You can say that again! A mother it is. Nicely Bren!
Hank
Good one – and I love the Kissinger quote too.
any many with the slightest bit of sense (rare I know) is aware of the true source of power. 🙂
A great twist in the end! I love mothers.
Great tribute (and true)!
YES! Perfection!!!!!!!!!
As it should be, Bren. I totally agree with this poem.
Pamela
A fine tribute, well stated,
Elizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/a-list-poem-about-why/
Love this tribute to mothers. I too thought it was first for a wife, but like how it is the mother in the end!
How soon little boys forget the hug first hugs of the first women who love them…sons, and grandsons. I truly loved just holding my sons, and now my grandson while he sleeps. I think now though that more fathers are becoming more involved with the very young children – an this is a very good thing. Parents working together.
Gentle. A nice word in deed. (Thanks for your visit) I’m not to familiar with Zelda computer games. DS is that Dragon Slayer? I am a fan of fantasy and Sci-fi. We’ll just have to see where the next list takes us…me as the writer and you wonderful faithful readers!
I agree with Hannah.I also went the same way and was pleasantly surprised.good one.
Amen! Love this!!
That’s why we fall so hard for you women, good one 😉
Nicely done, Bren. Like Hannah, I was surprised with your homage to mothers. It is spot on and appreciated.
So very true, shaped from the cradle are one and all. Guess being so crazy I was dropped at my hall hahah
smiles….i think in the end if we all realize there is more power when we are together we might just make it….nice on it being the mother…moms play a huge role in our lives…and dads too, when they are around…
So often true!
Well that is one I can say states the truth in poetic fashion, thanks for sharing daydreamertoo
🙂
Short, but powerful. An enduring—and endearing—tribute to mothers. Lovely!
Another Whirl with Robert Bly
“with a single-minded thread
and a wish he’d never be
damaged
the mother sends him on
his way.”
You surprised me with this, Bren…my mind went immediately to the wife in the male /female situation…this is so much better…the mother really is the first woman to shape and affect the men.
Great poem and quote! 🙂