I was just but a seed in the loins of a perfect passion

Who travelled on a journey to a wondrous womb

Incubated in a safe warm comforting home

Until I was ejected unceremoniously from my tomb

Mother of mine you gave me the ultimate gift of life

Welcomed me to a world of opportunities untold

I became part of a growing loving fighting family

Then one fine day you presented me with a sister behold

The years they have passed and my mother has gone

My siblings they have grown and flown the nest

From a boy to a man I have made my own journey

A wife of my own to cherish was a demanding test

I became a father to a wonderful strong son

And heavens above a daughter of absolute beauty

In the blink of an eye a grandad I have become

To a boy and a girl now that’s devotion to duty

It all began with a gentle woman of wonder

Three generations on I can still feel her quiet thunder

To all the women of the world let me say

Happy International Women’s Day