Ian Hank

Ian Hank

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

In honor of Mother's Day

LEGACY OF AN ADOPTED CHILD


Once there were two women

Who never knew each other

One you do not remember

The other you called mother


Two different lives

Shaped to make yours one

One became your guiding star

The other became your sun

The first gave you life

And the second taught you to live it

The first gave you a need for love

And the second was there to give it

One gave you nationality,

The other gave you a name

One gave you a seed of talent

The other gave you aim

One gave you emotions

The other calmed your fears

One saw your first sweet smile

The other dried your tears

One gave you up

It was all that she could do

The other prayed for a child

And God led her straight to you

And now you ask me through your tears

The age old question through the years

Is it “Heredity” or “Environment” –Which are you the product of?

Neither my Darling, neither

Just two different kinds of love.

-Author Unknown

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