Mother’s Day Song forMum

[Verse]
The back door creaks on a heavy hinge
While the dew is still silver on the hedge
You find your wooden chair in the corner
Where the shadows lose their jagged edge
I watch you through the kitchen glass
As the kettle hums a low soft tune
You fold your hands in the pale light
Capturing the remaining pieces of the moon

[Verse]
You steeping leaves in a ceramic pot
The steam rising like a gentle prayer
The garden is your cathedral now
With the scent of damp earth in the air
You don't ask for a grand parade
Or a crown of gold to wear on your head
Just the stillness of the waking world
And the quiet words that remain unsaid

[Chorus]
You were the steady hand upon my shoulder
When the ground beneath me started to shake
You carried every burden I could not hold
For every heavy breath I had to take
No mountain peak could ever be as high
As the grace you showed when the rain fell down
You are the quiet strength in the garden soil
The only truth that I have ever found

[Chorus]
You were the steady hand upon my shoulder
When the ground beneath me started to shake
You carried every burden I could not hold
For every heavy breath I had to take
No mountain peak could ever be as high
As the grace you showed when the rain fell down
You are the quiet strength in the garden soil
The only truth that I have ever found

[Verse]
I remember how you stood by the gate
When I walked away to find my own ghost
You never moved from that holy spot
Giving much more than you took the most
Every time I stumbled in the dark
Searching for a fire to keep me warm
You were the hearth that never went cold
The shelter in the middle of the storm

[Verse]
Now the tea is gone and the cup is dry
But the morning belongs to only you
There is a debt that I can never pay
In the red clay and the morning blue
So I will leave you to your silver peace
Beneath the branches of the ancient tree
Knowing that every good thing in my soul
Was planted by your hand inside of me

[Chorus]
You were the steady hand upon my shoulder
When the ground beneath me started to shake
You carried every burden I could not hold
For every heavy breath I had to take
No mountain peak could ever be as high
As the grace you showed when the rain fell down
You are the quiet strength in the garden soil
The only truth that I have ever found

[Chorus]
You were the steady hand upon my shoulder
When the ground beneath me started to shake
You carried every burden I could not hold
For every heavy breath I had to take
No mountain peak could ever be as high
As the grace you showed when the rain fell down
You are the quiet strength in the garden soil
The only truth that I have ever found