{"id":27246,"date":"2025-08-01T21:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scijournal.org\/articles\/?p=27246"},"modified":"2026-04-09T21:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:56:57","slug":"mother-your-children-are-like-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scijournal.org\/articles\/mother-your-children-are-like-birds","title":{"rendered":"Mother your children are like birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_67_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d869413e3e7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 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1\">Verse 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scijournal.org\/articles\/mother-your-children-are-like-birds\/#Chorus\" title=\"Chorus\">Chorus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scijournal.org\/articles\/mother-your-children-are-like-birds\/#Verse_2\" title=\"Verse 2\">Verse 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scijournal.org\/articles\/mother-your-children-are-like-birds\/#Verse_3\" title=\"Verse 3\">Verse 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scijournal.org\/articles\/mother-your-children-are-like-birds\/#Chorus-2\" title=\"Chorus\">Chorus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scijournal.org\/articles\/mother-your-children-are-like-birds\/#Verse_4\" title=\"Verse 4\">Verse 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scijournal.org\/articles\/mother-your-children-are-like-birds\/#Verse_5\" title=\"Verse 5\">Verse 5<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scijournal.org\/articles\/mother-your-children-are-like-birds\/#Chorus_x2\" title=\"Chorus (x2)\">Chorus (x2)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_1\"><\/span>Verse 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For as long as I can remember,<br \/>\n  The windows always glowed for me,<br \/>\n  In the room filled with quiet spring,<br \/>\n  And embroidered towels on the wall.<br \/>\n  In that sacred, peaceful chamber,<br \/>\n  A child\u2019s heart would read and know<br \/>\n  Shevchenko\u2019s kind and watchful eyes,<br \/>\n  And golden patterns in a row.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chorus\"><\/span>Chorus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mother, your children are like birds,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Spreading wings into the sky.<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Mother, to your tender room,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>We\u2019ll return again by and by.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_2\"><\/span>Verse 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>That endless childhood temptation \u2013<br \/>\n  Open the door and you will see,<br \/>\n  A table dressed in Sunday white<br \/>\n  And mother waiting patiently.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_3\"><\/span>Verse 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For as long as I can remember,<br \/>\n  That white cloth always shone so bright.<br \/>\n  In your room, dear mother, I know,<br \/>\n  Every day felt like Sunday light.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chorus-2\"><\/span>Chorus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mother, your children are like birds,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Spreading wings into the sky.<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Mother, to your tender room,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>We\u2019ll return again by and by.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_4\"><\/span>Verse 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Maybe far from home and shelter,<br \/>\n  My wings will falter in the air.<br \/>\n  The star will fade, and after that \u2013<br \/>\n  No more nightingales anywhere.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_5\"><\/span>Verse 5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Son, remember this, my son \u2013<br \/>\n  No matter where life takes your flight,<br \/>\n  All may leave their mother\u2019s home,<br \/>\n  But none forget its gentle light.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chorus_x2\"><\/span>Chorus (x2)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mother, your children are like birds,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Spreading wings into the sky.<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Mother, to your tender room,<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>We\u2019ll return again by and by.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verse 1 For as long as I can remember, The windows always glowed for me, In the room filled with quiet spring, And embroidered towels on the wall. In that sacred, peaceful chamber, A child\u2019s heart would read and know Shevchenko\u2019s kind and watchful eyes, And golden patterns in a row. 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