Greatly Talented

Some people seem to shine
with clout and published name;
they’re blessed with grace and skill
which brings them earthly fame.

We call them talented,
and naturally endowed,
and thus the populace
applauds them long and loud.

Begrudging them success,
of course, would be quite wrong;
but there’s another view
that we should take along.

Just take a mother’s lot,
when faithful to her trust,
shouldn't talent be ascribed
when she fights grime and dust?

There are mothers who excel
but even those who don’t 
need talent to survive—
more chores than you can count.

Some days—not long enough,
for all that must be done;
distractions are the norm—
demands from everyone.

Instead of being praised,
too oft she’s criticized;
if she can “keep her cool,”
that’s talent, highly prized!

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