A Mother's tears were shed today For a battle long ago, Her precious gift to a warrior son, Whose fate she'll never know. Not Heroes shiny medals, For courage through their fears, No ribboned badge of honor Can match A Mother's tears. A Mother's tears are courage, A Mother's tears are hope, For the babe once at her bosom, Led away in a captive's rope. Her badge of honor, "Mothers Tears," More precious than the gold, In all the shiny medals Of warriors brave and bold. A Mother's tears forever, Undimmed by grief and years, Never tarnish ... never fade, God's Diamonds ... A Mother's Tears. © 2001 - Marsha Burks Megehee 'A Mother's Tears' used with permission from copyright owner Marsha Burks Megehee Painting 'Reflections' by Alan Murray