1. ODE to Our grandmothers Mother’s Day, 2010 With Love and Appreciation To the Dadima and Nanima of Anand and UmedMaru

2. There is a common truth across cultures

3. That who we are, where we go, and what we will become

4. Rests on the strength of where we once were.

5. And so it is that grandmothers rule the world.

6. Your sense of adventure

7. Of beauty

8. Of play

9. Of athleticism

10. Of compassion

11. Of science

12. Of love

13. Of style…

14. creates new worlds,

15. shapes our minds,

16. teaches us how to be,

17. who to be and where we belong.

18. Your successes become our future.

19. You are our mothers

20. and sisters

21. and wives.

22. Where you run, we follow.

23. You bring with you the wisdom of those before you

24. and the promise of those to come.

25. Wherever we amble,

26. we carry your image,

27. your teachings,

28. your admonitions,

29. your aspirations.

30. Wherever we roam,

31. we carry you in our hearts, always.