To Mum

I realized that I'd left it late
And thought my thoughts could be "mistaked"
That I hadn't remembered you
Who'd laboured for me, and ached

So dashed to find a card, did I
In doing realized a universal truth
As easy books, so hard cards to find
And so did think to write these lines

As much as hard truths are learnt alone
And carve character in the night
The sentiments you taught your young
Remain a subjective view on right

So thanks for all the things you'd say
To lead me towards a better chap
Like, 'Sufficient unto the day...', and
Anyone can be top of a pile of crap

But that was only one angle
Also the thought that one could be
Without the world's stress and tangle
Enjoy the sense of joie de vivre

So congratulations on your success
(says he humbly... but I digress)
I hope today brings many pleasures
And in all, your happy, more or less