Inexperience is permitted,
No special skills required,
Must love kids and pets,
Eager attitude desired.

A loving heart's essential,
Soft, gentleness, a plus,
A kindly, warm demeanor,
Combined with tenderness.

Add agility of body,
And dexterity of hands,
Both can be instinctive,
But be ready on demand.

Have good ears, with which to hear,
Sharp eyes, with which to see,
Arms strong enough for hugging,
And a spirit, fancy-free.

Can speak to God in heaven,
Have folded hands to pray.
Have ability to guide and teach,
And ability to play,

Can cook, and bake, and clean, and sew,
Can nurture little souls,
Know how to hold on tightly
And how to hold, when letting go.

Mothers some day return to God
Yet, never do depart,
A mother's love, eternal love,
Forever in one's heart.

Virginia (Ginny) Ellis ©Revised May 2003

~ See Note About Ginny Below ~

A Note About Ginny:

Ginny Ellis has been a precious friend for some time now and is always so generous with her poetry. You can find her work spread throughout the internet. She's considered by many to be the 'First Lady of Poetry' online, and rightly so. She has published works as well. Besides being exceptionally gifted, she's a sweet and elegant lady with a kind heart, wisdom, intellegence and wit, all of which instantly endears her to those who become acquainted with her. You feel as if you've known Ginny all your life and she makes you feel very speical, and that's a gift that comes from the heart. I'll be singing and reciting some of her poems on my upcoming albums. I'll also be doing a tribute page for her on this site soon, so look for that as well as updates on the albums, the first of which I hope to be able to release in 2005.

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