The poem "Somebody’s Mother" is authored by Mary Dow Brine.
Stanzas 3 and 6 feature a rhyme scheme of aabbcc, while the other stanzas follow an aabb rhyme scheme. One figure of speech used in the poem is inversion, as seen in the line "At the crowded crossing she waited long," which can be rearranged to the more straightforward prose order: "She waited long at the crowded crossing." Additionally, the poem includes other figures of speech such as simile and alliteration.
In this poem, a young boy comes to the aid of a frightened elderly woman trying to cross the street, who is being overlooked by those around her. He expresses to his friends that he hopes that, when his own mother grows old and requires assistance, someone will also extend a helping hand to her if he is not there to help.