AN ENIGMA FOR GENERATIONS

AN ENIGMA FOR GENERATIONS

Unyieldingly in stamina
she keeps her charges strong with care,
a mother is an enigma;
disparaging nations beware.

The next generation won’t fall
because they're sturdy, meek and tall.
Though muted trumpets don't resound,
when roots are deep, we're safe and sound.

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Another attempt at the "Rispetto":
[which consists of two quatrains, rhymed abab ccdd,
in iambic tetrameter.  Traditionally, this Tuscan
form of poetry paid "respect" to a woman]. 

Written for: "Invalid Item"  and submitted
on Day 6 - January 23.  Also, submitted to
the "Invalid Item"  on January 30, 2009.