A Mother's Place

Mothers were made for the home,

no doubt,

But mothers were made for more;

Mothers were made to go out in

the world,

To teach it to climb, to soar,

And if they are bound at home for

a time

By duties they may not slight,

At least they can stir in those

small, sweet souls

The spirit that starts them

aright.

And when they have guided as far

as they can

The ones that they call their

own—

Ah, then is the time they must give

to the world

The wisdom that's theirs alone.

—E.G.H.