A Mother's Day Poem: "Something She'll Appreciate"

Something She’ll Appreciate

                                                           by Alyssa Jamela Dadayan
                                                              Draft 3, May 8, 2013

 It's Mother's Day today. What should I give Mom?                                                       

          I want something different,
          I want something special,
          I want something she’ll appreciate.
How about a card? With beautiful bright colors,
Shapes, and flowers in the middle.
How about a cake? Mom loves chocolate cakes.
Or a soft green pillow? She’ll love that.

But I have no materials for a colorful card.

I have no money for either a sweet chocolate cake or a pillow.
I guess I can’t give Mom a gift. All I can give her is LOVE.
But still, I want something different,
              I want something special,
              I want something she’ll appreciate.
I’ll just pick five red roses from our garden,
take off the thorns, tie them with a white ribbon.
And put a little note on it.
When she gets home, I’ll kiss her and say,
“I love you, Mom, very much!”
          That’s something different,
          It’s something special,
          It’s something she’ll appreciate.