Birthday Wishes for My Mother

Today (April 10th) is my mother's birthday. My mother is a phenomenal woman who my father fondly referred to as "a woman of substance." I am blessed to have a mother who is one of my dearest friends and as an adult I have grown to appreciate the special bond that I have with her. If you follow my blog or read my articles you will most likely find a reference to her. Today in commemoration of her birthday I decided to post one of my very early art pieces, while it is a simple art piece I love it. I also have posted my favorite mother poem which I wrote last year and gave to her as a gift on Christmas Day (she was very pleased with the framed poetry poster and has hang it up in her bedroom). My mother has been my greatest supporter over the years including when I decided to become an artist (even after she spent years supporting my university education in totally different fields). I truly am blessed and thank God for the wonderful parents he gave me. Happy Birthday Mummy and God Bless You Always!

Angel In Green: Black African Art by Injete Chesoni

(Pastel and Acrylic Art Painting of Black Girl)

Flowers for Mother: A Daughter's Wishes
(Daughter to Mother Poems by Injete Chesoni)
I wish you sunshine on your cloudy days
A burst of yellow to pierce the gray
I wish you spring’s flowers on winter days
A burst of color in the midst of pale
I wish you rain when your fields are dry
A blossoming of life where flowers die
I wish you joy every single day
And smiles to wash your pain away
I wish you wings so that you can fly
With the angels in heaven’s skies
I wish you the fulfillment
of dreams unfulfilled
And the contentment
that fulfillment brings
My dearest mother you see
I wish you all
that you have wished for me
On this and every single day
I wish you flowers
 to brighten up your days.

Mothers Day Poems: Flowers for Mother

This is a collection of poems for mothers which are appropriate for any occasion including Mothers Day and Thanksgiving. My favorite is "Flowers for Mother: A Daughter's Wishes." Mothers give so much to their children and when we become adults we try our best to give back at least some of what they gave to us. I think the best gift a mother gives her child is unconditional love and support. My mother has loved and supported me throughout my life and the least I can do is give her the same, hence the words of the poem, "Flowers for Mother: A Daughter's Wishes." This poem is dedicated to my dear late mother Mary Aherwa Chesoni. 

Flowers for Mother Poetry Poster by Injete

Flowers for Mother: A Daughter's Wishes

(A Mothers Day Poem by Injete Chesoni)

 

I wish you sunshine on your cloudy days

A burst of yellow to pierce the gray

I wish you spring’s flowers on winter days

A burst of color in the midst of pale

I wish you rain when your fields are dry

A blossoming of life where flowers die

I wish you joy every single day

And smiles to wash your pain away

I wish you wings so that you can fly

With the angels in heaven’s skies

I wish you the fulfillment

of dreams unfulfilled

And the contentment

that fulfillment brings

My dearest mother you see

I wish you all

that you have wished for me

On this and every single day

I wish you flowers

to brighten up your days.

Mothers, God's Flowers

(A Short Mothers Poem by Injete Chesoni)

A mother is a flower

Plucked from heaven above

A gift God gives to children

To brighten their lives with love.

Mother God's Flowers Poetry Poster by Injete

Forever My Mother, My Angel, My Love

(An Angel Poem about Mothers by Injete Chesoni)

When my mother wraps her arms around me

I am encircled by the love of God

And when she speaks words of wisdom to me

I hear the whisper of the Lord

When she wipes away my tears

I am touched by the hand of God

I know that she is an angel sent to me

specially from up above

She is always beside me

Forever my angel, forever my love

Forever My Mother, My Angel, My Love Poem Art Print by Injete

Love the Greatest Gift of All

Mother Poetry by Injete Chesoni

How do you say thank-you

To the one who bore you

And gave you the gift of life

How do you say thank-you

To the angel who has constantly

Guided you through life

How do you say thank-you

To the one who has helped you

In all your moments of strife

How do you say thank-you to the one who

has loved you throughout your life

You can say thank-you with flowers

or gifts from expensive stores

You can buy her cards or chocolates

From the grocer next door

But the best way to thank her

Is to shower her with love

The greatest gift of all.

Gift of Love Mother Poetry Poster Vintage Art Gift by Injete

Thanksgiving Prayer for Mothers

Thanksgiving Poems and Mother Poems by Injete Chesoni

Thank you God for my mother's face

So full of beauty, love and grace.

Thank you God for my mother's smile

So full of kindness and motherly pride.

Thank you God for my mother's mind

That is so inspiring and wise.

Thank you God for my mother's arms

That always encircle me with love.

Thank you God for my mother's heart

That has loved me right from the very start.

Thank-you God for my mother's breast

Upon which I lay my worries to rest.

Thank you God for my mother's womb

The most comforting home I have known.

Thank-you God for my mother's thighs

The lap upon which I have cried so many times

Thank-you God for my mother's feet

That rush to save me from dangers I meet

But most of all thank-you God

For giving me the most wonderful Mother of All.

Thanksgiving Prayer Poem for Mothers by Injete

 

Balancing Act: Working Mothers

A Poem for Working Mothers by Injete Chesoni

How does she do it

Live in so many worlds

How does she do it

Play so many roles

Like a well trained performer

Showing off her art

She brilliantly performs

This balancing act.

 

Balancing Act A Working Mothers Poem Poster by Injete

From a collection of Mothers Poems, Mother Daughter Poems, Mothers Day Poems and Poetry by Injete Chesoni.

A Gift Of Love: A Mother's Poem and Art Gift

Abstract Metal Art Gift: Mother's Pot of Love
Acrylic Metal Painting: (8.25 x 7"): SOLD

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A Pot of Love and A Mother's Pride
A Narrative Poem About Mothers Love
By Injete Chesoni

In our kitchen above the stove
Sits a pot my mother calls love
It’s a strange little pot you see
Decorated with eyes that always watch me
Much like my mother’s eyes follow me

One day I decided to ask my mother the story
that lay behind her little pot of mystery
She sat at the kitchen table
And took me up on her knee
Then began to tell me the pot’s history

When I was a young woman
A little older than you
My mother came home
With a package wrapped in blue
She called me into the kitchen
And gazed down at me
Then handed me the package
much to my glee
I tore off the blue wrapper
expecting to find
Baubles or jewels of some kind
Instead what I found
Was a pot drawn with eyes all around

My mother sensing my dismay
As I put the odd little pot away
Smiled her gentle smile
And said in her loving way
I know you don’t understand this gift my child
But you will one day
And on that strange note she rose
and strode over to the stove
To begin cooking our supper

I stomped out of the kitchen with my odd little pot
And tossed it in the corner wishing it would rot
Many years later after my mother died
Is when I finally realized
That the pot was her way of letting me know
She would always be watching over me
with a loving glow
Stored in the eyes of the pot
that she gave me so long ago.

I looked up at my mother as
tears rolled down her face.
That’s the end of the story she said.
I reached for the pot
And caught her teardrops
As they slowly slid off her face
And for the first time that night
I saw the pot with different eyes
It was a pot of love and a mother’s pride.

A Poem of Thanksgiving for a Mother's Love from Mothers Poems, Narrative Poems and Story Poems by Injete Chesoni.

African Art Masks, African Poetry and Metal Art for Sale: Mother Africa

The art piece used for this poem is part of my Metal African Art Masks collection and the poem is part of my African Poetry series. The inspiration for this poem was drawn from an African painting of a female figure mask. When I did this embossed metal painting I had no idea what it would turn out to be I just knew that I wanted it to have the appearance of an African mask and a female figure. The markings and details were added later as the art piece took shape. Once the art piece was complete it looked to me like a woman with her shoulders weighed down hence the title and subject of this African poem, that I named, "Mother Africa: The Weight of the World on Her Shoulders."

Metal African Painting: Mother Africa, African Art Mask (SOLD)
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Mother Africa:
The Weight of the World On Her Shoulders
An African Poem by Injete Chesoni

The world is on her shoulders,
The burden weighs her down,
She has borne many children,
Scattered around this world.
Her sweat has watered this earth,
Many times over,
And it continues to drip,
even as her children cry in hunger.
The fruits of her labor,
Seep through the ground,
Bleeding out from her,
To feed a hungry world.
She is a beast of burden,
Born to serve this earth,
Her life was written
for her,
before she was ever birthed.
Her teardrops
feed and nurture,
The parched earth beneath her feet,
She cannot stop crying,
for her tears ensure she lives.

Mother Africa: African Poems from African Poetry Series by Injete Chesoni
Ekphrastic Poetry and Mother Poems by Injete Chesoni

Mother Africa_African Art Mask Postcard by Injete
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