om and Me A light in the darkness My mom is to me, A shining example Of who I hope to be. Her laugh is my sunshine On the dreariest of days. She makes my life joyous In uncountable ways. When a rain cloud of problems Darkens my view, We sit down together And work them all through. If one of life’s stop signs Makes me slam on the brakes, She’ll help me keep cruising Whatever it takes. She says life is a circus, A show with three rings. And with daring and caring We’ll do wonderful things. My mom is a constant; A river that flows. And wherever I may be That is where her heart goes. Which answer best summarizes the poem and incorporates its theme? The speaker shares situations in which her mother lifts her spirits to emphasize that mothers provide comfort in difficult times. The speaker explains her interactions with all the people in her family to show that mothers are the strongest members of the family. The poem lists the solutions a mother finds to her child’s problems to prove that mothers know the answer to every question. The poem describes different things a mother gives her child to demonstrate that mothers often spoil their children.