MOTHER

If God has a face it would have kindness of you

If God has grace his smile would have warmth of you

If God has compassion his hands would be gentle as yours

If God has reflection it would be serene as yours

Oh Mother ! if God had form He would have looked like you

You were the shade of Banyan Tree in scorching summer

You were the warmth of sun in cold winter

You were the Messiah of destitute for who non-one cared

You were an Angel for those whose grief no one shared

You were a hope for many a downtrodden

You were a respite for those whom others had forgotten

You taught us the greatest service that Man could ever do

Oh Mother ! if God had form He would have looked like you

In a time when Man treads on Man

You worked unflinchingly where others ran

You taught us human values are supreme

You told us to love fellow human beings

You made us realise that blood is thicker than water

You showed us that He is the Greatest Creator

With faith and determination there is nothing which Man can not do

Oh Mother ! if God had form He would have looked like you.