A Sonnet for My Incomparable Mother

I often contemplate my childhood, Mom.

I am a mother now, and so I know

Hard work is mixed together with the fun;

You learned that when you raised me long ago.

I think of all the things you gave to me:

Sacrifice, devotion, love and tears,

Your heart, your mind, your energy and soul-

All these you spent on me throughout the years.

You loved me with a never-failing love

You gave me strength and sweet security,

And then you did the hardest thing of all:

You let me separate and set me free.

Every day, I try my best to be

A mother like the mom you were to me.

   -F. Joanna

Figures of Speech:

Alliteration:

I   often contemplate my childhood, Mom – C

Hard   work is mixed together with the fun – W

You   learned that when you raised me long ago – L

I   think of all the things you gave to me – T

All   these you spent on me throughout the years – T

You   loved me with a never-failing love – L

You   gave me strength and sweet security – S

And   then you did the hardest thing of all: – T

You   let me separate and set me free – S

Every   day, I try my best to be – B

A   mother like the mom you were to me – M

Simile:

A   mother like the mom you were to me

Anaphora:

I often contemplate my childhood,   Mom.

I am a mother now, and so I know

You loved me with a never-failing love

You gave me strength and sweet security

Repetition:

Your heart, your mind, your  energy and soul

Rhyme Scheme

aa – Be, me;

abcb – Tears, years;