An Ode: “Created by Pindar out of the traditional forms of Greek tragedy, the ode is generally defined as a rhymed poem of irregular meter that praises its subject. The English ode consists of an undefined number of 10-line stanzas.”

An Ode to Mother’s Day (Literally)

So Mother’s Day is almost here
and I still do not have a gift for my mother.
I struggle to find something special every year
that says what I want (in one way or another).
Surely I cannot be the only daughter who struggles with this,
trying to figure out how to say thank you
and I love you with things.
Standard fare - flowers, candy - always seems like a near miss,
inadequate recognition of all that they do
and all that their love and support brings.
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