Mother I Remember...
Mother I remember so
many things...some good
and some bad...
But, I guess, most of all...
I remember how much you
loved me...
We had our disagreements,
as most Mother and Daughters
do...
I was the Baby...and you knew
I was growing up and would
be leaving soon...
You watched, with pride, riding
my horses, racing cars (the trophies)
watching me dance and my songs...
Stood by me and helped me as
my marriage ended...You wiped
my tears...and gave me hope...
When my son was born...you were
at the hospital...you were beaming
when the doctor let you hold him...
How you loved him so...you were so
much help to me...if not for you, it
would have been much harder...
There were times you doubted my
love...mostly because I was so busy
trying to make a life for my son and I...
But, I suppose, when you realized I
loved you most...is when the roles
were reversed...
When the disease started to take
your life...You fought so bravely...I
don't know how you were so strong...
Towards the end you were like a
child...could not help yourself...but,
yet, you still kept a smile...
That last day...when you could not
walk and I picked you up and carried
you to the car...you still smiled...
In the hospital, holding your hand...I
felt the peace between us...you knew...
but, I didn't want you to go...
You sent me home...you said you would
be alright...you didn't want me to leave
your Grandson home alone...I cried...
When the phone rang in the middle of
the night...I didn't want to answer it...I
knew...that is why you sent me home...
Mother, I remember...we talk about you
nearly everyday...we laugh at the things
you said or did...your flowers...the birds...
Your memory is kept alive...to me, if we
do not talk of you...it's as if you were not
here...but, at times, I feel you...
I hope you know how our life is going...
your Grandson is doing great in college...
and your daughter is in love...
Mother, I remember...your smile...your
laugh...and if I close my eyes...I can see
you standing in front of me...I miss you...
