Circle of Life

I’m not a mother but I have cared for my parents when life hasn’t treated them well with health. I know the powerful emotions that come with love and support and this book shows those well.
I love the illustrations in this book and they add more meaning to the poems. They are beautifully written and flow well into each other.
“Source of Strength” is a good one for descriptions and meaning.
“Lost and Found” was an emotional poem, Generose has a story and it has now been told with emotion and thoughts.
Would recommend this book of poems and will look into more by Orna in future!

This is a lovely collection of twelve poems for Mothers and Carers. You could easily read through these poems in a few minutes, however, I urge you not to and take your time over each individual poem. Think about what it says, think about the memories it evokes, or how it may allow you to look at some aspect of your life and what is around us from a different perspective.
I absolutely loved this collection of poems and found them very thought provoking and often very moving, especially “Lost and Found” which isn’t an easy poem to read.
An added bonus to the poems are the illustrations which are beautiful and intriguing in their own right, as well as enhancing the poems.
The collection really does get you thinking about motherhood and caring and all that it entails and would make a lovely gift.