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 At the cross, her station keeping,
 Stood the mournful mother, weeping,
  Where He hung, the dying Lord.
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 At the cross, her station keeping,
 Stood the mournful mother, weeping,
  Where He hung, the dying Lord.
   [Lat., Stabat mater, dolorosa
    Juxta crucem lacrymosa
     Que pendebat Filius.] 
 There is none,
 In all this cold and hollow world, no fount
  Of deep, strong, deathless love, read more 
 There is none,
 In all this cold and hollow world, no fount
  Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within
   A mother's heart. 
 Who ran to help me when I fell,
 And would some pretty story tell,
  Or kiss the read more 
 Who ran to help me when I fell,
 And would some pretty story tell,
  Or kiss the place to make it well/
   My mother. 
 The bearing and the training of a child
 Is woman's wisdom.  
 The bearing and the training of a child
 Is woman's wisdom. 
 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother 
of all living.  
 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother 
of all living. 
[Milton] calls the university "A stony-hearted step-mother."
[Milton] calls the university "A stony-hearted step-mother."
Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of children.
Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of children.
We know that birth takes a woman from one place in her life to another. The birth of a child read more
We know that birth takes a woman from one place in her life to another. The birth of a child certainly does change her viewpoint of herself and I believe her viewpoint of the world.
 They say that man is mighty,
 He governs land and sea,
  He wields a mighty scepter
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 They say that man is mighty,
 He governs land and sea,
  He wields a mighty scepter
   O'er lesser powers that be;
    But a mightier power and stronger
     Man from his throne has hurled,
      For the hand that rocks the cradle
       Is the hand that rules the world.