Moms should dress in florals
But my Mama likes to wear black
Kind-of-like Johnny Cash except
Without the guitar and hat
When pastel colors are in season
Mama flies-in like a red flash
She jokes when she should be serious and
Cries when others laugh
She likes stripes instead of paisley and
Skirts instead of slacks
She’ll wear long scarves all through the winter but
In summer she insists on hats
Mama says each mother is like a flower
The kind only her child can see
Moms can be simple like a daisy, or fussy like a rose
And her fragrance can be sweet or lovely
But this is something only her child knows
I know that my Mama is my flower
The kind only I can see
She has a special fragrance
That smells so good to me
Yes, Mama is my flower and
And no matter what the season
She always here and beautiful to me
Anna Paravano, M.S., CID. is the Education Director for the Attachment& Trauma Network. Anna is a veteran designer with over 30 years of experience and taught at the college level for 15 years. She holds a Masters in Family & Environmental Sciences with an emphasis on spirituality and space and human response to environments. At the age of 45, Anna switched her life focus when she became a mom through adoption to a special needs child by becoming trained as a therapeutic parent. Anna now educates, develops curriculum, writes, coaches and consults with caregivers and organizations on attachment and trauma related topics and issues.