It's truth is so simple,
it's so easy to do,
And it works every time
and successfully too

For you can't do a kindness
without a reward,
Not in silver nor gold
but in joy from the Lord

You can't light a candle
to show others the way
Without feeling the warmth
of that bright little ray

And you can't pluck a rose,
all fragrant with dew,
Without part of it's fragrance
remaining with you...

And whose hands bestow
more fragrant bouquets
Than Mother who daily
speaks kind words of praise?

A Mother whose courage
and comfort and cheer
Light bright little candles
in hearts through the year

No wonder the hands
of an UNSELFISH MOTHER
Are symbols of sweetness
unlike any other.


Helen Steiner Rice