Poems are the Perfect Gifts

Birthday presents are truly about the thought one puts in. After much thought, I decided to dedicate a poem for my mother on her birthday. I meticulously searched for the words that best fit my feelings towards her and jubilated to know she truly loved what I had picked for her. Of course this was only part of my gift to her, but I truly felt she was moved by this initiative more than anything else. This is to share with you the poem I had picked for her, and the idea of dedicating poems to our loved ones instead of always going for the happy birthday wishes found on birthday cards.

My family reunited to celebrate Mom's birthday. My bro Maurice was not with us unfortunately :(

"Unfolded out of the Folds" by Walt Whitman (from Leaves of Grass, 1860)

UNFOLDED out of the folds of the woman, man comes unfolded, and is always to come unfolded;
Unfolded only out of the superbest woman of the earth, is to come the superbest man of the earth;
Unfolded out of the friendliest woman, is to come the friendliest man;
Unfolded only out of the perfect body of a woman, can a man be formed of perfect body;
Unfolded only out of the inimitable poem of the woman, can come the poems of man—only thence have my poems come
Unfolded out of the strong and arrogant woman I love, only thence can appear the strong and arrogant man I love;
Unfolded by brawny embraces from the well-muscled woman I love, only thence come the brawny embraces of the man;
Unfolded out of the folds of the woman’s brain, come all the folds of the man’s brain, duly obedient;
Unfolded out of the justice of the woman, all justice is unfolded;
Unfolded out of the sympathy of the woman is all sympathy:
A man is a great thing upon the earth, and through eternity—but every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of woman, First the man is shaped in the woman, he can then be shaped in himself.
Does the poem stand up to your expectations? Will you now consider going on a poem hunt for the special ones in your lives? Or have you ever done it before? So many questions on my mind, and if you feel like sharing, please don't hesitate to comment. Cheers