POEM  

 

 

MOTHER’S DAY

 

Dear Mom
Please tell me
what would you like as a gift?
What can I present you on Mother’s Day?
What can I send you
across the ocean?
Please tell me
what did you want all your life
but could not afford?
What were the things
you put back on the shelf quietly
because I was crying
and you bought me toys instead?
I suddenly remembered
you always loved flowers
so I bought the armful of roses
from the flower girl
without thinking…
who will travel thousands of miles
to put them on your grave ?

                                                          Anonymous Poet

                                                          Translated by Khalid Sohail

 

 

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