Did You Know a Woman?

Who tied ropes to eight mountains and pulled them all together?

A woman who had wings of light And shined the roads across the oceans?

A woman who spoke softly, but her words may still be heard today. A woman whose hands are tiny but crushed stones and built towers.

A woman who turned one grain of corn into a cornfield, the one who made a farm out of one egg, the one who always made eight out of one plate. A woman who is frail and invisible, you would think, yet a roaring beast and a wise geek depending on what you need. Did you know a woman like her?

Did you hear about a woman like that?

Let me tell you, my brother, that iron lady is my beloved mother.

Tribute to my deceased mother, who raised eight of us on her own.

— Sebiha Basar ’24, Elementary Education/Early Childhood

My mother and I are at her favorite place — home.