Nordic Mom Poem by Liilia Talts Morrison

The world is big and oh so wide
it's hard to comprehend
how people in all kinds of climes
their hardships can transcend

A mother in a tropic clime
must deal with bugs and heat
to keep her children strong and fit
and jungle dangers meet

Along a mountain's rocky slopes
all life is challenging
a misstep may cause broken bones
and earthquakes ravaging

The lands much closer to the poles
have shortened summer days
and many months of winter's frost
bring sickness and malaise

How can the mothers of the world
deal with such daily threats
to keep their young ones on good paths
and suffer few regrets?

I saw a picture of a mom
with her small bundled boy
in what must be a northern land
her face showed little joy

Imagining what life must be
for mother and for child
I saw beneath the cold and chill
a warmth with great love filled

So maybe all around the world
each family transcends
their hardships in all kinds of climes
with love to heal and mend

The world is big and oh so wide
it's hard to comprehend
how people in all kinds of climes
their hardships can transcend.