Mothers Are the Archetypes of Love

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Mothers are the archetypes of love.
One loves as one has learned to love, and dances
To childhood tunes that one has learned by heart.
How daunting to assume that ancient part!
Enduring icon to untold romances
Replayed through generations of love's art,
Still loving children whom one knows not of.

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