A Mother's Day

Mom and Dad were reading in the den
 Mom said, "I'm gonna go to bed, it's late"
 She went to the kitchen to make three school lunches
 Another night in a mother's day
 Put the cereal bowls out for breakfast
 Set the coffeemaker for 6 a.m.
 Sewed a loose button on brother's shirt for him
 Checked sister's math homework, sent a note to the teacher
 Added eggs to the grocery list
 Started a load of wash, made sure the doors were locked
 Put water in the puppy's dish
 Wrote a check to the children's piano teacher
 Turned the dishwasher on
 And Dad called out, "Honey, what's takin' you so long?"
 Have I ever thanked you
 For everything you've done?
 Now all that I can say is
 "I love you, Mom"
 Hung some art on the refrigerator door
 And headed up the stairs
 Kissed all the children and helped sister comb
 Her wavy golden hair
 Washed her make-up off and turned on the bath
 Lay down in the moon's soft light and kissed Dad goodnight
 Have I ever thanked you
 For everything you've done?
 Now all that I can say is
 "I love you, Mom"
 Thank you for nursin' me
 Through all those colds and fevers
 Thank you for believin' in me
 When they were no other believers
 And it's never too late to say
 "I love you, Mom"