I don't know why, but for whatever reason, I am reminded this Mother's Day of a poem I once heard my brother recite to our mother...it went like this:
Roses are red, violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet, and so are you!
Can Georgie play in the backyard?
Although "Georgie" was a notorious neighborhood troublemaker and enjoyed a reputation of being somewhat of a thug by the time he was 5, my mother so taken by this "adorable" poem she allowed Georgie in the yard. I don't remember anything more about that day, so I guess the play date went off without a hitch.