{"id":423,"date":"2011-05-08T05:12:31","date_gmt":"2011-05-08T09:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=423"},"modified":"2011-05-06T00:22:47","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T04:22:47","slug":"from-a-child-to-a-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/05\/from-a-child-to-a-mother.html","title":{"rendered":"From a child to a mother"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shelly Demeree is a poet whose work appears in various venues<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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From a Child to a Mother<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Michelle Demeree<\/em><\/p>\n

With mothers, there is a love so real<\/p>\n

and so expected.<\/p>\n

So expected that we forget how much<\/p>\n

They love us.<\/p>\n

They give great parts of their heart<\/p>\n

To us.<\/p>\n

We want to say, “Thank you, for your love.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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