Motherhood Is a Generic Term

Music: Sonata No. 1 in F Minor: Adagio.
By Ludwig von Beethoven.
Performed by Daniel Veesey at the Free Music Archive
under a Public Domain License.

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Motherhood is a generic term,
One that is applied to more than mothers.
The honorific's something one can earn,
Having loved in ways that nurture others.
Enduring love for children is a song
Requiring only will for one to sing,
Having well-versed voices sing along
Over time, till one's bright brood takes wing.
Oh, yes, one can also mother birds,
Dogs, cats, horses, love that needs no words.

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