Mother

From my mother
I learned persistence,
To try many paths to what
I wanted and not to give up
Just because it was difficult to
Obtain my goal which has been
Noted by my friends as being
Persistent as hell but with a
Smile in their eyes even if
With a sigh that came
From their toes.
My mother did
The same so
I watched
Then
Remembered
As I fell asleep using
My sleeping dictionary
To record the words
And acts she used
Holding them like
A reserve just
Waiting to
Use if I
Needed.
I think I have
Passed this on to
My sons who learned
From their mother
All that I could
Not share as
I shared all
I knew,
Mostly.