The document describes how the narrator found peace and rest only in their mother's lap throughout their life. In each line, the narrator describes how they might have struggled or felt unrest in various ways, but it was only in their mother's lap that they could close their eyes and sleep, feeling protected and comforted. The lap of the narrator's mother is portrayed as a sacred, heavenly place where all the troubles of the world fell away and the narrator was able to find rest like an angel.