Decorum

Mama embedded this noun into our spirits before we could utter it.
She taught us that decorum was correct conduct.
"Say please and thank you," she would remind us often.

Mama planted this universal seed inside our hearts before we could spell it.
She disciplined us dearly on decent demeanour.
"Stop frowning and smile," she would scold.

My mother stitched this attribute in our conscience before we could comprehend it.
She schooled us genially on good graces.
"Offer the gentleman a glass of water." Yes, kindness was my Mumsy's craft.

You see, my loving mother instilled this vitamin in our souls even before we matured.
Mummy pressed on frequently about the importance of positive presence.
"Let everybody have something good to say about you," she would preach during our daily devotion.
For the fear of foolery founded Mama's school of etiquette.
No one dared call her gems classless creatures.