{"id":104710,"date":"2026-01-27T18:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/?p=104710"},"modified":"2026-05-26T00:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:47:02","slug":"mother-your-children-are-like-birds-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/mother-your-children-are-like-birds-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother your children are like birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Verse 1<\/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>Chorus<\/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>Verse 2<\/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>Verse 3<\/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>Chorus<\/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>Verse 4<\/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>Verse 5<\/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>Chorus (x2)<\/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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[333],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-333"],"featured_image_url":[],"post_author":"webmaster","assigned_categories":"1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104710"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104711,"href":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104710\/revisions\/104711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test24.mu.ac.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}