The Wheel That Turns and Returns

It wasn't that long ago that she was a child,

always holding her mother's hand,

playing with dolls,

singing songs

She was a tiny thing, full of sparkle

her light was bright and those

around her loved her for it

Seasons flew by and one day

she woke up a full fledged grown human girl

The time had come to go and explore and
find out what had come before

She journeyed into the world

found love, the breathtaking kind
He was foreign, impulsive, and
interesting

He left before the babe was even a year old

his words promised of return but the

minute he walked out the door

she knew he wouldn't come back
he had betrayed her and that's hard to forget

She turned her sorrows into strength, with a strong

shield she protected herself and her kin

With a wielded she fought an adversary

ten times stronger than she
Sometimes she would tire, sometimes she would

plead for easier moments, for kinder times

The burden of motherhood was heavy and her

little shoulders much too small to carry the full weight

In near despair, she called out to her maker

She kneeled, she prayed.

The strength she found within her very core brought her to her feet

She replaced her beautiful gowns with sensible brown clothing

Her uniform consisting of a sword, strong shield, and a strong pair of boots

Her protectors had left her, her man had betrayed her

Yet she was unashamed.

She protected her wee lad, for she loved him so

and she found the perfect way to fight off her foe

No longer afraid of what was to come but instead

with a brilliant smile she welcomed it all

For life is not simple nor free
It's filled with enemies who won't let anyone succeed

Her wee lad grew into a strong, straping man

The kind anyone can hope for

Her sacrifice was not in vain

She watched him always, loving him and teaching him too

In the belief that he would choose wisely in all things

She sacrificed her entire life for a little man

It was the greatest choice she could have ever made

For love can be given freely to anyone we choose and

she chose to give all her love to her family

The ultimate sacrifice was her greatest blessing

for triumphs, trials, and other things come

but nothing can replace the ultimate fight for all that

we hold dear in our hearts.