To Be A Lady (Like My Mother)

To be a lady like my mother
Is how I long to be
To be a lady like my mother
And posses her qualities

To be graceful like a bird in flight
And gentle like the wind
With just a kiss, a hug, and a song
All the hurts I'll be able to mend

To hold myself with grace and pride
As I walk the garden path
And understand the words of nature
Just like my mother hath

To look like a fragile rose in winter
While sitting in a dress of white
Surrounded by friends and family
As my husband holds me tight

To combine all these qualities
Together in a fusion
So as not to be just a
Goodly formed illusion

To be an angel
To all whom I meet
Never to delve
In lies or deceit

And to have a little girl of my own
With whom all this I can share
To give her all the means to be
A lady too, who cares

I can't wait for the coming of the day
When people will look at me and say
Look how much like her mother she be
A true and honest, good hearted lady

Just like my mother